| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/K20187/01 |
| Title: |
AN OPTICAL STUDY OF THE COMBUSTION OF HETEROGENEOUS FUELS IN A DROP TUBE FURNACE |
| Principal Investigator: |
Jones, Professor A |
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Chemical Engineering |
| Organisation: |
Imperial College London |
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Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 November 1994 |
Ends: |
31 October 1997 |
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133,789
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Heterogeneous fuels have the potential for cleaner and more efficient combustion. However, this promise has now been realised, especially in coal bearing mixtures, because of agglomeration. One possible way to overcome this limitation is to encourage microexplosion of fuel drops, for example by the addition of surfactants. The project aims to study burning of heterogeneous drops in a drop tube furnace using optical techniques. A basic facility already exists, but a number of improvements are proposed. The optical techniques will be developed out of methods which we presently use and of which we have considerable experience. The specific materials to be investigated are coal-water mixtures, water in oil and oil in water emulsions. In each case the development of combustion will be monitored as a function of residence time in the furnace, and special emphasis will be placed on the processes leading to agglomeration and disruption.
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