An experimental study of fragmentation of coals during fast pyrolysis at high temperature and pressure

► We use a pressurized heated grid reactor for the study of primary fragmentation of coal. ► We perform experiments on different coals up to 1900K and 12bar with heating rate of 5000K/s. ► We measure the probability of fragmentation and the multiplication factors. ► Fragmentation increases with temp...

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Veröffentlicht in:Fuel (Guildford) 2011-09, Vol.90 (9), p.2931-2938
Hauptverfasser: Senneca, O., Urciuolo, M., Chirone, R., Cumbo, D.
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Zusammenfassung:► We use a pressurized heated grid reactor for the study of primary fragmentation of coal. ► We perform experiments on different coals up to 1900K and 12bar with heating rate of 5000K/s. ► We measure the probability of fragmentation and the multiplication factors. ► Fragmentation increases with temperature. ► The effect of pressure is nonmonotonous. An experimental apparatus has been developed in order to perform tests of primary fragmentation of solid fuels under severe heating conditions (up to 2200K and 12bar). Particles are laid on the strip and pyrolyzed under inert conditions, fragments are recovered and analyzed by a laser granulometer to assess the fragmentation propensity of the fuel. Experiments have been carried out at temperatures between 1400K and 1900K, heating rate of 5000K/s, pressure in the range 1–12bar. Four different coals have been studied: Gracem, Venezuelan, Omsky, and Kleincopje, classified respectively as anthracite, high and medium volatile bituminous coals. Results show that primary fragmentation at high heating rate and high temperature may result in the formation of relatively coarse fragments and sometimes in a multitude of fines. The probability of fragmentation and the propensity to form coarse versus small fragments varies from coal to coal. For a given coal fragmentation increases monotonously with temperature, whereas the effect of pressure is nonmonotonous. The role of different chemico-physical properties of coals on the pattern and the extent of primary fragmentation is discussed, in particular volatile matter content, ash melting point, rigidity and porosity of the carbon structure and swelling index.
ISSN:0016-2361
1873-7153
DOI:10.1016/j.fuel.2011.04.012