Relationship between Particle Size Distribution of Low-Rank Pulverized Coal and Power Plant Performance

Table 2

Data on pulverized coal (as received).

	PSD76	Pulverized coal
		Ash	Moisture	Volatile	kJ/kg (BTU/lb)	Fixed carbon	Sulfur
Test 1	49	15.8	14.1	38.7	19,094 (8216)	31.4
Test 2	42	14.1	12.9	39.2	20,026 (8617)	33.9
Test 3	46	13.8	15.6	40	19,329 (8317)	30.5	0.26
Test 4	48	12.9	16.7	40	19,324 (8315)	30.4	0.24
Test 5	48	13	16	40.4	19,552 (8413)	30.7	0.25
Test 6	50	11.1	19.9	37.6	18,838 (8106)	31.4	0.23
Test 7	52	11.6	18.4	37.7	19,096 (8217)	32.7	0.24
Test 8	46	10.3	18.5	37.9	19,296 (8303)	33.3	0.23
Test 9	55	13.6	17.5	36.3	18,564 (7988)	32.6	0.24
Test 10	54	14.3	13.3	38.8	19,640 (8451)	33.9	0.24
Test 11	52	14.1	13.1	38	19,856 (8544)	34.9	0.24
Test 12	46	14.2	12.5	38.2	20,038 (8622)	35.2	0.24
Test 13	51	15.5	15.5	36.7	18,941 (8150)	32.3	0.25
Test 14	52	14.9	15.3	37.4	19,236 (8277)	32.5	0.27
Test 15	52	14.5	15	37.6	19,310 (8309)	32.9	0.26
Test 16	51	16.1	15.2	37	18,766 (8075)	31.7	0.24
Test 17	46	15.6	15.1	39.9	19,868 (8162)	29.4
Test 18	49	16.2	13.4	39	19,154 (8242)	31.4
Test 19	48	15.6	12.9	39.3	19,459 (8373)	32.2
Test 20	50	15.8	13.1	38.9	19,347 (8325)	32.2
Test 21	66	15.1	17.9	37.4	18,357 (7899)	29.6
Test 22	70	16.5	14.9	36.7	18,917 (8140)	31.9
Test 23	75	13.9	17.9	39	19,029 (8188)	29.2
Test 24	67	13.2	18.5	40.3	18,957 (8157)	28.1
Test 25	78	14.9	18	38.1	18,671 (8034)	29.1
Test 26	81	16.3	16.9	37.8	18,713 (8052)	29