This
paper examines a coal–water slurry containing petrochemicals
(CWSP) based on lignite, bituminous coal, anthracite, and typical
wastecarbon residue obtained from the pyrolysis of tires.
Waste motor oil is used as a liquid fuel component of the slurry.
The study of CWSP ignition is performed via placing a fuel droplet
on a low-inertia thermocouple junction (junction diameter is 0.1 mm;
thermal inertia is less than 1 s) into the hot oxidant flow. The temperature
and velocity of the oxidant flow vary in the range of 600–1200
K and 0.5–5 m/s, respectively. These ranges are typical for
power plants in the large- and small-scale energy industry. The paper
specifies the minimum oxidant temperatures which are sufficient for
sustainable ignition, as well as the ignition delay times, the times
for complete burnout of CWSP droplets (radii of 0.5–2 mm),
and the maximum temperatures in the fuel combustion area. We discuss
how the oxidant temperature and the component composition of CWSP
influence the parameters listed above. Addition of a small amount
of coal (with high content of volatiles) in a fuel composition can
decrease the ignition temperature of CWSP based on bituminous coal
and even anthracite by 50–150 K compared to that which is a
traditional one for the energy sector. At the same time, the presence
of coal of a high degree of metamorphism in CWSP leads to a substantial
increase in the temperature in the fuel combustion zone, as well as
in the duration of this process (as a result, more heat is released).
The paper indicates the compositions which are characterized by minimum
ignition lag, low temperature of ignition, and relatively high temperatures
of combustion.