Thermogravimetric Analysis of Solid Refuse-Derived Fuels and Coal.

Abstract

The ignition and combustion rates of three types of densified refuse-derived fuel (DRDF) and low-volatile Illinois bituminous coal were investigated at temperatures ranging from 600 C to 1000 C and residence times ranging up to 120 sec. It was found that DRDF ignition time is up to 12 times less than that of coal, that the temperature required for coal ignition at a given residence time is greater than that needed for DRDF ignition, and that the DRDF:coal time to ignition ratio is expressible as a linear function of furnace temperature. It was also found that DRDF produced from mixed municipal-residential solid waste has a slower combustion rate than that produced from homogeneous heavy paper stock, and that the combustion rates of all types of DRDF are significantly greater than that of the coal tested at a 99.9 percent level of confidence. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA067829

Entities

People

  • J. S. Lin
  • S. A. Hathaway

Organizations

  • Construction Engineering Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Bituminous Coal
  • Body Weight
  • Burning Rate
  • Calorific Value
  • Chemistry
  • Coal
  • Combustion
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Engineering
  • Environmental Health
  • Field Tests
  • Military Facilities
  • Social Sciences
  • Solid Waste
  • Statistical Analysis

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  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.