Types of smoke from chimney

Types of smoke from chimney

• Generally three types of smoke comes out from the chimney

• Black smoke
• White smoke
• Yellow smoke
 Black smoke
• If the smoke is black, means in
furnace fuels is not burning
the completely and fuel is
being wasted.
• It is generally due to less
supply of air in the furnace.
 White smoke
• It is due to ash carryover in the flue
gases
• This may be due to inefficient ash
extraction, firing coal with higher ash
content than the design.
• Too much air is supplied for burning of
the fuels inside the furnace.
 Yellow smoke
• If the smoke comes out by the
chimney is yellow, means the flue
gas contains a large amount of
Sulphur.
• It is due to less supply of air.
• It is also due to improper combustion
of fuel and formation of carbon
monoxide which is injurious to
health.
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