Open AccessInvestigation of the effect of coal particle sizes on the interfacial and rheological properties of coal-water slurry fuels. Quarterly report No. 3, January 1, 1996--March 31, 1996
Author(s) -
K D Kihm
Publication year - 1996
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/273769
Subject(s) - coal water , surface tension , viscosity , rheology , coal slurry , coal , slurry , particle (ecology) , materials science , displacement (psychology) , particle size , chemistry , petroleum engineering , chemical engineering , waste management , composite material , thermodynamics , engineering , geology , physics , psychology , oceanography , psychotherapist
A new sonic airblast atomization system has been designed and constructed to use in atomizing CWS fuels with two to three orders of magnitude higher viscosity values than water. Preliminary studies show that the new system successfully atomizes a glycerol/water solution that is one hundred times more viscous than pure water. This system, together with a constant displacement feed pump, will allow the study of CWS atomization under various surface tension properties, different coal loadings and particle sizes, and different surfactants. 4 figs., 1 tab