Coal-Fueled Diesel Technology Assessment Study: Combustion of Coal-Based Fuels in Diesel Engines

摘要

Objective of this report is to collect and summarize available information that is pertinent to the combustion of coal-based fuels in diesel engines. The report, which focuses on test programs whose results became available in 1984-1985, briefly reviews the characteristics of various types of coals, discusses results of some basic laboratory-scale combustion studies on coal particles and coal slurries, and summarizes combustion-related results from several recent engine tests. It also discusses mathematical models that have been developed to help understand the combustion process in coal-fueled diesel engines. 78 refs., 3 figs., 19 tabs. (ERA citation 13:034270)