An experimental study of the effect of coal blending on ash deposition

Fuel

Volumn 83, Issue 4-5, 2004, Pages 495-506

  Rushdi, A ^a   Sharma, A ^a   Gupta, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ash deposition; Slag viscosity and indices; TMA

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; COAL ASH; COAL FIRED BOILERS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; SLAGS; VISCOSITY;

ASH DEPOSITION; COAL BLENDING;

COAL;

EID: 0344445679     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2003.08.013     Document Type: Article

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