A Study of the Parametric Effects on Magnetic Coal Ceaning

Author(s):  
A C Lua ◽  
R F Boucher

A coal-cleaning technique was evaluated to determine its effectiveness to remove sulphur and ash contents of dry pulverized coals before combustion in power stations. Dry high-gradient magnetic separation (HGMS) experiments were conducted on a British coal from Coalfield Farm North using ferromagnetic stainless steel wire meshes as the separator matrix which was located in the bore of a superconducting solenoid magnet. The parametric effects of magnetic field, air velocity and separator length on the process were investigated. Increasing magnetic fields and separator lengths and decreasing air velocities each individually increases the percentage reductions of pyritic sulphur, total sulphur and ash. Reduction efficiencies up to 91, 65 and 61 per cent for pyritic sulphur, total sulphur and ash respectively were obtained. These results have at least shown that dry HGMS could possibly provide a simple and economic alternative to flue gas desulphurization to reduce sulphur dioxide emissions to the atmosphere from coal-fired power stations, with the additional benefit of an ash removal capability.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Pol ◽  
Fabio Gabrieli ◽  
Lorenzo Brezzi

AbstractIn this work, the mechanical response of a steel wire mesh panel against a punching load is studied starting from laboratory test conditions and extending the results to field applications. Wire meshes anchored with bolts and steel plates are extensively used in rockfall protection and slope stabilization. Their performances are evaluated through laboratory tests, but the mechanical constraints, the geometry and the loading conditions may strongly differ from the in situ conditions leading to incorrect estimations of the strength of the mesh. In this work, the discrete element method is used to simulate a wire mesh. After validation of the numerical mesh model against experimental data, the punching behaviour of an anchored mesh panel is investigated in order to obtain a more realistic characterization of the mesh mechanical response in field conditions. The dimension of the punching element, its position, the anchor plate size and the anchor spacing are varied, providing analytical relationships able to predict the panel response in different loading conditions. Furthermore, the mesh panel aspect ratio is analysed showing the existence of an optimal value. The results of this study can provide useful information to practitioners for designing secured drapery systems, as well as for the assessment of their safety conditions.


2011 ◽  
Vol 356-360 ◽  
pp. 1516-1519 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiang Wu ◽  
Jin Hong Zhang ◽  
Wei Feng Xu ◽  
Yu Ran Cai ◽  
Yuan Huang Ouyang ◽  
...  

Along with the rapid development of electric power industry in China, the pollutant discharge limits are getting more strict, and WFGD (wet flue gas desulfurization) technology and its equipment have been greatly developed and extensively applied, in which the gas-gas heater (GGH) is adopted at lots of the power stations. The corrosion is a very important issue in GGH, and it is experimentally studied in this paper. Through experiment of polarization curves and the control variable method, a comparative analysis of the corrosion resistance between the commonly used materials of the GGH is made. The results have shown that the corrosion resistance with the heat transfer surface in GGH will decrease with the temperature increasing, but the enamel steel’s corrosion resistance and stability is strikingly better than that of others, and the increasing volume of corrosion resistance by plating enamel is remarkable.


1998 ◽  
Vol 17 (8) ◽  
pp. 523-533 ◽  
Author(s):  
James C. Hower ◽  
Uschi M. Graham ◽  
Amy S. Wong ◽  
J.David Robertson ◽  
Bethel O. Haeberlin ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Abeer M. Erfan ◽  
Tamer H. K. Elafandy ◽  
Mahmoud M. Mahran ◽  
Mohamed Said

Many researchers have been conducted on the ferrocement as a low cost construction material and a flexible structural system. This experimental investigation on the behavior of ferrocement beams after exposed to different type of ferrocement and different of ferrocement layer are presented in this paper. The experimental program consisted of seven simply supported beams tested up to failure under four-point load. The dimensions of 150mm×250mm×2000mm. Each beam was reinforced using steel 2 f 12 in top and 2 f10 in bottom and the stirrups was 10 f 10/m. In addition to six of them contains ferrocement different steel wire meshes and different of ferrocement layer. The test specimens are divided in three groups and the results of each one compared with the control specimen. The first group (A) which used the welded wire mesh. The second group (B) which used the expanded wire mesh. But the third group (C) which reinforced using woven wire mesh. The mid span deflection, cracks, reinforcement and concrete strains of the tested beams were recorded and compared. The performance of the test beams in terms of ultimate flexure load cracking behavior and energy absorption were investigated. The experimental results emphasized that high ultimate loads, better crack resistance control, high ductility, and good energy absorption properties could be achieved by using the proposed ferrocement beams. The cracks propagation decreased and its number and width decreased by using woven, expanded and welded wire mesh especially in specimens with two layers of wire mesh. Theoretical calculation was carried out to compare the oplained results with the theoretical ones, which show good agreement.


2018 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 01013
Author(s):  
Artur Kraszkiewicz ◽  
Ignacy Niedziółka

An analysis of the process of burning briquettes made of maize straw was performed. A number of traits have been evaluated, including physical characteristics of the fuel through parameters describing combustion kinetics as well as products and combustion efficiency. The study was conducted in a grate boiler, during which the differentiating factor was the air velocity flowing to the boiler. It was observed that the obtained values of the considered parameters were different, particularly temperature of the flue gas and the amount of CO and SO2 in the flue gas.


2019 ◽  
Vol 817 ◽  
pp. 536-543
Author(s):  
Romina Sisti ◽  
Antonio Borri ◽  
Marco Corradi ◽  
Allen Dudine

This paper presents the results of a laboratory investigation carried out on reinforced mortar plates. Reinforced mortar plates are often applied for shear reinforcement of wall panels. Different reinforcement materials have been embedded into the mortar plates: GFRP (Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymers) grids, fiberglass fabrics and welded steel-wire meshes. This is the first stage in the development of a new type of GFRP-reinforced mortar jacketing, that will provide a solution to enhance the lateral capacity of historic buildings. Such reinforced plates can also be used in applications on new masonry constructions where buildings with damaged or cracked wall panels need to be repaired or retrofitted. The mortar plates were built from commercially available GFRP grids and fabrics that were embedded into the mortar to form a reinforced-mortar square structure of 1 m with a thickness of 30 mm. The plates were tested in the laboratory, under quasi-static patch loads that exceeded the expected seismic loads. The goal of the testing program was to assess the design and construction techniques used, with a view to designing the reinforcement of a historic building. The laboratory tests demonstrated that the GFRP-reinforced plates had sufficient stiffness and strength to function effectively. By comparing the results with the more traditional steel-wire mesh reinforcement, it was also possible to perform a comparative analysis.


2010 ◽  
Vol 124 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 1225-1231 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Bestetti ◽  
D. Sacco ◽  
M.F. Brunella ◽  
S. Franz ◽  
R. Amadelli ◽  
...  

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 141-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Floyd Banda ◽  
Levy Siaminwe ◽  
Henry M. Mwenda

AbstractDrawn metal wires such as copper cables, aluminium wires and steel wires have found several applications which have an impact on the domestic and commercial economic uses, namely power cables, welding cables, wire ropes, wire meshes, electrode and filler wire, etc. All these applications require the use of good quality wires. However, this is not easily achieved since wire production faces many challenges. The influence of the drawing die on drawability and the need to maintain the required quality characteristics of the wire stand out among these challenges. This paper gives a background to wire drawing by highlighting the challenges of attaining the required drawability and quality characteristics during wire drawing. It was found from the literature that the draw die geometry has the greatest influence on the quality of copper, aluminium and steel wire products.


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