Combustion Characteristics of Six Types of Wood Residue Fuels as Used in Industrial Spreader-Stoker Boilers. Technical Progress Report No. 10, September 16, 1977-September 15, 1978

摘要

In April 1976, the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA) funded a research project entitled Investigation of the Rate of Combustion of Wood Residue Fuels. In Fiscal 1978, the US Dept. of Energy provided continuation funding for this project. A pilot scale wood combustion test facility was constructed under the project and has been used to collect data on the combustion characteristics of wood residue fuels under a variety of operating conditions. The detailed results of these experiments are reported in other Technical Progress Reports. This Technical Progress Report is an executive summary of the experimental results obtained in Fiscal 1978 under the DOE funding. It provides information concerning the effects on the combustion process of the following variables: (1) fuel size; (2) fuel moisture levels; (3) fuel feed rate; (4) fuel species; (5) combustion air temperature; (6) air to fuel ratio at the grate; (7) level of excess air; and (8) distribution of combustion air above and below the grate. A summary of the experimental results is included in the report. (ERA citation 05:018528)