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WhatsApp: +86 18838072829approach to balancing the coal and primary air distribution. Orifices have been used as a means for balancing coal pipe pressure drop on a clean air basis. In an effort to balance pipetopipe coal distribution, additional, and/or double duty adjustable orifices have been added to the coal piping system.
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WhatsApp: +86 18838072829article{osti_, title = {CFD application for coal/air balancing in power plants}, author = {Vijiapurapu, S and Cui, J and Munukutla, S}, abstractNote = {Unbalanced coal/air flow in the pipe systems of coalfired power plants will lead to nonuniform combustion in the furnace, and hence a overall lower efficiency of the boiler. A common solution to this problem is to put orifices in the ...
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WhatsApp: +86 18838072829Abstract. Unbalanced coal/air flow in the pipe systems of coalfired power plants will lead to nonuniform combustion in the furnace, and hence a overall lower efficiency of the boiler. A common ...
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