An evaluation method for combustion characteristics of coal in cement industry

Abstract

As the coal combustion behaviors are rather complex in the cement industry, the traditional assessment method cannot be directly applied to evaluate the quality of coal. Based on the thermal analysis tests of more than 80 kinds of anthracite and bituminous coal, three evaluation parameters, namely, burning intensity (I), average capacity of heat release (Q), and general burning index (S) are presented, combining with the consideration of application and calciner types in the cement industry. Taking these three parameters into consideration together is necessary. Experimental results show that the coal with higher S, lower I and higher Q can be rated as the best for the calciner in the cement industry. The quantitative indexes are given to evaluate the bituminous coal and anthracite in this paper. This new assessment method has implications for the design of calciner in the cement industry.

Keywords

coal / burning intensity / average capacity of heat release / general burning index / calciner

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