ISSN: 1945-7553
Page Count: 5

An Experimental Technique for Studying the Dynamic Stability of Slurry Fuels

Kesavan, SK
Research Associate, The University of Akron, Akron,OH

Chu, ML
Professor and Associate ProfessorMembers of ASTM, The University of Akron, Akron,OH

Reddy, NP
Professor and Associate ProfessorMembers of ASTM, The University of Akron, Akron,OH

Yazdani, S
Research EngineerMember of ASTM, Cardinal Industries Inc., Reynoldsburg,OH

(Received 11 October 1985; accepted 2 June 1986)

Abstract

In coal slurry transportation, repeated vertical accelerations larger than the gravitational acceleration are encountered. The sedimentation behavior of the slurry fuels under these conditions is an area of concern in fuel transportation. A laboratory-scale technique has been developed that can be used to study the sedimentation behavior of coal slurry fuels under conditions of repeated vertical accelerations. A coal slurry sample contained in a settling column is subjected to repeated vertical movement using a mechanical shaker. The coal concentration profile along the height of the settling column can be used to quantify the sedimentation behavior of the slurry.

Keywords:
coal slurry fuels, settling stability, coal slurry transportation, dynamic stability

Paper ID: JTE11546J
DOI: 10.1520/JTE11546J
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