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  2. Mechanical stoker - Wikipedia

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    This used a system of paddles to push coal forward and it was fed into the firebox at grate level. [5] The Street type, consisted of a coal crusher, hand-fed by the fireman, that was fitted to the front left hand side of the tender footplate and driven by a small steam engine mounted behind the hand brake column. The crushed coal then fell by ...

  3. Multi-fuel stove - Wikipedia

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    A multi-fuel stove is similar to a wood-burning stove in appearance and design. Multifuel refers to the capability of the stove to burn wood and also coal, wood pellets, or peat. Stoves that have a grate for the fire to burn on and a removable ash pan are generally considered multi-fuel stoves. [1]

  4. Fluidized bed combustion - Wikipedia

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    The resultant fast and intimate mixing of gas and solids promotes rapid heat transfer and chemical reactions within the bed. FBC plants are capable of burning a variety of low-grade solid fuels, including most types of coal, coal waste and woody biomass, at high efficiency and without the necessity for expensive fuel preparation (e.g ...

  5. Puddling (metallurgy) - Wikipedia

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    If bituminous coal is used then an average grate size is 60 cm × 90 cm (2.0 ft × 3.0 ft) and is loaded with 25–30 cm (9.8–11.8 in) of coal. If anthracite coal is used then the grate is 1.5 m × 1.2 m (4.9 ft × 3.9 ft) and is loaded with 50–75 cm (20–30 in) of coal. Due to the great heat required to melt the charge the grate had to be ...

  6. Grate firing - Wikipedia

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    Grate firing is a type of industrial combustion system used for solid fuels. It now is used mainly for burning waste and biomass, but also for smaller coal furnaces. Capacities 0.3 to 175 MWth in industry and CHP; Fuel fired per grate area 1-2 MW/m 2, maximum grate area 100 m 2

  7. Grate heater - Wikipedia

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    However the unique environment of a fireplace and the burning of gas, wood, coal, pellets, etc., require specific heater designs and material construction making few, if any, grate heaters compatible with all fuels. The most critical elements of any tubular grate heater are: Safety - construction material and method, design and features.

  8. Pulverized coal-fired boiler - Wikipedia

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    The concept of burning coal that has been pulverized into a fine powder stems from the belief that if the coal is made fine enough, it will burn almost as easily and efficiently as a gas. The feeding rate of the pulverized coal is controlled by computers, and is varied according to the boiler demand and the amount of air available for drying ...

  9. Firebox (steam engine) - Wikipedia

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    If the engine burns solid fuel, like wood or coal, there is a grate covering most of the bottom of the firebox to hold the fire. An ashpan, mounted underneath the firebox and below the grates, catches and collects hot embers, ashes, and other solid combustion waste as it falls through the grates.