TG-MS Analysis of the Effect of Variations in Coal Particle Size on Combustion Characteristics and Kinetic Parameters

This study investigated the influence of particle size on combustion performance using equivalent characteristic spectrum analysis (ECSA) on a TG-MS platform. The experiments were conducted at heating rates of 10 °C/min and 20 °C/min for three granular coal types with particle sizes of 1 mm, 4 mm, a...

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Main Authors: Jinyang Zhang, Guoliang Song, Weijian Song, Hongliang Ding
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description This study investigated the influence of particle size on combustion performance using equivalent characteristic spectrum analysis (ECSA) on a TG-MS platform. The experiments were conducted at heating rates of 10 °C/min and 20 °C/min for three granular coal types with particle sizes of 1 mm, 4 mm, and 8 mm. The results showed that the ignition temperature, burnout temperature, and burnout time generally increased with particle size, while the combustion characteristic index for the 8 mm particles was 28.81% lower than that for 1 mm particles. The particle size effects were more pronounced at lower heating rates. Combustion kinetics revealed that the pre-combustion endothermic stage had a significant impact on the ignition temperature, followed by the volatilization stage. For Shenmu bituminous coal (SBC), a 1 kJ/mol reduction in apparent activation energy during the endothermic stage increased the ignition temperature by 13.02 °C (10 °C/min) or 17.11 °C (20 °C/min). Similar trends were observed for Datong bituminous coal (DBC) and Jincheng anthracite coal (JAC). A gas product analysis indicated that the peak release temperatures rose with particle size, and particle size variations affected the maximum release rates and combustion stage duration. Smaller particles generally released less NO during combustion.
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spelling doaj-art-2649b5f4e5f14331aae39b398c47e83a2025-08-20T03:43:21ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732025-03-01186134710.3390/en18061347TG-MS Analysis of the Effect of Variations in Coal Particle Size on Combustion Characteristics and Kinetic ParametersJinyang Zhang0Guoliang Song1Weijian Song2Hongliang Ding3Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, ChinaInstitute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, ChinaInstitute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, ChinaInstitute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, ChinaThis study investigated the influence of particle size on combustion performance using equivalent characteristic spectrum analysis (ECSA) on a TG-MS platform. The experiments were conducted at heating rates of 10 °C/min and 20 °C/min for three granular coal types with particle sizes of 1 mm, 4 mm, and 8 mm. The results showed that the ignition temperature, burnout temperature, and burnout time generally increased with particle size, while the combustion characteristic index for the 8 mm particles was 28.81% lower than that for 1 mm particles. The particle size effects were more pronounced at lower heating rates. Combustion kinetics revealed that the pre-combustion endothermic stage had a significant impact on the ignition temperature, followed by the volatilization stage. For Shenmu bituminous coal (SBC), a 1 kJ/mol reduction in apparent activation energy during the endothermic stage increased the ignition temperature by 13.02 °C (10 °C/min) or 17.11 °C (20 °C/min). Similar trends were observed for Datong bituminous coal (DBC) and Jincheng anthracite coal (JAC). A gas product analysis indicated that the peak release temperatures rose with particle size, and particle size variations affected the maximum release rates and combustion stage duration. Smaller particles generally released less NO during combustion.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/6/1347gaseous coalcombustion characteristickinetic analysisgaseous releaseparticle size variationapparent activation energy
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TG-MS Analysis of the Effect of Variations in Coal Particle Size on Combustion Characteristics and Kinetic Parameters
Energies
gaseous coal
combustion characteristic
kinetic analysis
gaseous release
particle size variation
apparent activation energy
title TG-MS Analysis of the Effect of Variations in Coal Particle Size on Combustion Characteristics and Kinetic Parameters
title_full TG-MS Analysis of the Effect of Variations in Coal Particle Size on Combustion Characteristics and Kinetic Parameters
title_fullStr TG-MS Analysis of the Effect of Variations in Coal Particle Size on Combustion Characteristics and Kinetic Parameters
title_full_unstemmed TG-MS Analysis of the Effect of Variations in Coal Particle Size on Combustion Characteristics and Kinetic Parameters
title_short TG-MS Analysis of the Effect of Variations in Coal Particle Size on Combustion Characteristics and Kinetic Parameters
title_sort tg ms analysis of the effect of variations in coal particle size on combustion characteristics and kinetic parameters
topic gaseous coal
combustion characteristic
kinetic analysis
gaseous release
particle size variation
apparent activation energy
url https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/6/1347
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