Fuel Characteristics

Fuel Characteristics
Table 19.9 Representative Specifications for a coal-oil
mixture
Characteristic

Value

Composition (%w/w) (coal/oil

water and additives)

50/43/7

High heating value (million

btu/bbl)

6.2

Density (lb/gal)

10.1

Sulfur (%w/w)

1.0-1.5

Ash (%w/w)

3.0

Viscosity (maximum lb/ft h at

140C

30 000

Method of introduction
with Air

Method of Introduction with

Air
Greater quantity of air required and
gas produced for same heat release
by COM than that of fuel oil.
Air required and gas produced by fuel
oil and COM increments are not
very large.

References
The Chemistry and Technology of
Coal, 3rd edition by James G. Speight
Carbonization of Coal-Oil Mixtures by
David Brownlie