Coal-Fired Power Generation Handbook

Preface xvii
 
Part I: Origin and Properties 1
 
1 History, Occurrence, and Resources 3
 
1.1 Introduction 3
 
1.2 Origin of Coal 8
 
1.3 Occurrence 12
 
1.4 Coal Utilization and Coal Types 14
 
1.5 Resources 22
 
1.6 Reserves 26
 
1.7 Energy Independence 31
 
References 33
 
2 Classification 37
 
2.1 Introduction 37
 
2.2 Nomenclature of Coal 39
 
2.3 Classification Systems 43
 
2.4 Coal Petrography 59
 
2.5 Correlation of the Various Systems 62
 
References 65
 
3 Recovery, Preparation, and Transportation 67
 
3.1 Introduction 67
 
3.2 Coal Recovery 69
 
3.3 Coal Preparation 78
 
3.4 Size Reduction 87
 
3.5 Coal Cleaning 92
 
3.6 Coal Drying 98
 
3.7 Desulfurization 104
 
3.8 Transportation 105
 

References 109
 
4 Storage 113
 
4.1 Introduction 113
 
4.2 Stockpiling 115
 
4.4 Spontaneous Ignition 124
 
4.5 Mechanism of Spontaneous Ignition 134
 
4.6 Preventing Spontaneous Ignition 137
 
References 138
 
5 General Properties 143
 
5.1 Introduction 143
 
5.2 Sampling 149
 
5.3 Proximate Analysis 154
 
5.4 Ultimate Analysis 167
 
5.5 Calorific Value 174
 
5.6 Reporting Coal Analyses 176
 
References 180
 
6 Physical, Mechanical, Thermal, and Electrical Properties 187
 
6.1 Introduction 187
 
6.2 Physical Properties 190
 
6.3 Mechanical Properties 200
 
6.4 Thermal Properties 207
 
6.5 Electrical Properties 214
 
6.6 Epilog 217
 
References 217
 
Part II: Power Generation 223
 
7 Combustion 225
 
7.1 Introduction 225
 
7.2 General Aspects 230
 
7.3 Chemistry and Physics 232
 
7.4 Catalytic Combustion 249
 
7.5 Fuels 249
 
References 269
 
8 Combustion Systems

James G. Speight, PhD, has more than forty-five years of experience in energy, environmental science, and ethics. He is the author of more than 65 books in petroleum science, petroleum engineering, biomass and biofuels, and environmental sciences. Although he has always worked in private industry which focused on contract-based work, Dr. Speight has served as Adjunct Professor in the Department of Chemical and Fuels Engineering at the University of Utah and in the Departments of Chemistry and Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Wyoming. In addition, he was a Visiting Professor in the College of Science, University of Mosul, Iraq , and has also been a Visiting Professor in Chemical Engineering at the University of Missouri-Columbia, the Technical University of Denmark, and the University of Trinidad and Tobago.