Print Email Facebook Twitter The effect of air preheating on the combustion of solid fuels on a grate Title The effect of air preheating on the combustion of solid fuels on a grate Author van Kessel, L.B.M. Arendsen, A.R.J. de Boer-Meulman, P.D.M. Brem, G. TNO Milieu, Energie en Procesinnovatie Publication year 2004 Abstract Combustion of solid fuels on a grate is widely used. Mostly, the combustion behaviour is explained by the classical theory of Rogers. However, that theory cannot explain the combustion process when primary air preheating is applied. Solid fuel grate combustion is studied by experiments in a pot furnace. Experiments with and without primary air heating are described. These are compared with conclusions learnt from real plant experiments. It was found that the pot furnace experiments have a limited value in explaining the combustion behaviour of solid fuels on a grate. In order to be able to explain the results from practice an quantitative extension of Rogers' theory for the case with air preheating is presented. © 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Subject EnvironmentAir preheatingGrate combustionMunicipal solid wasteSolid fuelsCarbon dioxideCarbon monoxideChemical reactorsCombustionFurnacesMoistureOxidationPreheatingSolid wastesAir preheatingGrate combustionMunicipal solid wastes (MSW)Solid fuels To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:cb40aa4c-b6fb-4a49-944a-9731536ed69b DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2003.11.008 TNO identifier 256844 Publisher TNO Source Fuel, 83, 1123-1131 Document type article Files To receive the publication files, please send an e-mail request to TNO Library.