Emission and Combustion Characteristics of Lafia-Obi Coal in Fluidized Bed Combustor
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Date
2013
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Advanced Materials Research
Abstract
The technology of fluidized bed coal combustion (FBC) and its advantages over
conventional coal burning systems is now well established and is extensively reported in the
literature. There is also some emphasis in literature about the suitability of Lafia-Obi coal in FBC.
However, there is little quantitative or qualitative information on theperformance of Lafia-Obi in
FBC. This paper reports a study of the combustion of monosized coal fractions fed continuously to
the bed via an overbed feeder. Using appropriate ASTM standards, proximate and ultimate analyses
of samples of Lafia-Obi coal were carried out and the coal was then combusted in a fluidized bed.
Results showed that Lafia-Obi coal has low moisture, high volatile matter and very high fixed
carbon content. The volatile matter content places Lafia-Obi in the medium volatile bituminous
rank. The data obtained is useful in application of fluidized bed combustion for energy production
using Lafia-Obi Coal
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Staff Publications
Keywords
Combustion emissions;, fluidized-bed combustion;, power generation;, Lafia-Obi Coal;, Temperature