L ffs YAN STHRES. AN @oTRIBHY Gy Uni 4: wha, Byolroure \CAPBorwoy «i aot Figure particulate-emission rate quickly Percent exces ai (a) 50 V. Ganapathy* © Particuiate-emission data are needed to size dust collectors for coal-fired boilers. The amount of particu- late matter is typically expressed in grains/ft®, and is a function of many variables such as fluegas temperature, caloric value and percentage ash in the coal, and excess air, This chart speeds up the calculation. Dust concentration in the fluegas (C, grains/ft?) is described by the-following equation for boilers fired with pulverized coal: ro 240,000 (%eash/100) = Te x 10-CHHV (100 + a) + 1 — (Hash/100)) where: T = fuegas temperature, *R (°F + 460) percent excess air HHV = higher heating value of coal, Btu/lb ‘Struthers Thermllod Corp, PO. Box 753, Winfield, KS 67156 Particulate love (C), eaina 278 25 2.25 ‘This is the equation used in the chart, For conversion to other concentration units, note that 1 grain/ft? = 2.2884 g/m® and that 1 Ib = 7,000 grains. Also be aware that concentration is based on actual (as opposed to standard) fluegas volume. Example ‘What is the concentration of particulate matter in the fluegas from a boiler Bring coal with 11,000 Bru/Ib heating value and 11% ash? Excess air is 25% and flue- gas temperature is 390°F (850°R). On the chart, connect excess air = 25% with HHV = 11,000 and extend to cut line 1. Connect this point with ash = 11 and extend to cut line 2. Connect this point with 7 = 850°R and extend to read off 2.75 grains/ft® as the dust concentration in the fluegas. What if the coal had a heating value of 10,000 Btu/lb and was 12% ash? Then the chart would show that dust in the fluegas is 3.25 grains/fe’ 82 SEAT RONEN I ee