Physicochemical Investigation of the Ternary (LiF + MgF2)(eut) + LaF3 Molten System
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING DATA
Authors: Kubikova, Blanka; Mlynarikova, Jarmila; Wu, Shuang; Miksikova, Eva; Priscak, Jozef; Boca, Miroslav; Korenko, Michal
Abstract
The physicochemical properties of the (LiF (1) + MgF2 (2))(eut) + LaF3 (3) molten system have been investigated. The phase equilibria, density and volume properties, electrical conductivity, and surface tension have been selected for investigation. The phase equilibria have been measured by thermal analysis method, and the CALPHAD method for optimizing of the phase diagram has been used in order to interpret the obtained experimental data. Calculated values of the eutectic point of the binary system (LiF (1) + MgF2 (2))(eut) have the following coordinates: eutectic temperature T-eut = 998 K and x(2) = 0.3095 and calculated composition of the ternary eutectic, according to the thermodynamic model, are at x(1) = 0.6627, x(2) = 0.2718, and x(3) = 0.0655. The Archimedean method of hydrostatic weighing was used for density measurements, a method based on the principle of phase shift measurement was used for electrical conductivity measurements, and the maximum bubble pressure method was used for surface tension measurements. The calculated concentration dependencies of particular physicochemical properties showed increasing character for density, partial molar volume, and electrical conductivity, while decreasing character was observed for surface tension. These data have been compared with corresponding physicochemical properties of two other molten systems: (LiF + CaF2)(eut) + LaF3 and (LiF + NaF)(eut) + LaF3.
Particle dynamics in a gas assisted coal combustion chamber using advanced laser diagnostics
FUEL
Authors: Becker, Lukas G.; Pielsticker, Stefan; Boehm, Benjamin; Kneer, Reinhold; Dreizler, Andreas
Abstract
Coal combustion is strongly influenced by the interaction of gas phase turbulence, particle dynamics and chemistry. To advance the understanding of these mutually coupled processes, experiments under well-controlled inflow and boundary conditions are needed that provide access to non-intrusive multi-parameter measurement techniques. Following this idea, in this work gas-assisted coal flames with power up to 40 kW(th) are investigated in an optically accessible combustion chamber including a quartz glass quarl of the swirl burner assembly. A Two-phase particle image/tracking velocimetry (PIV-PTV) technique is applied for the first time in coal combustion to measure simultaneously velocities of small and large particles. Due to the wide particle size distribution of the grinded coal small particles can be used as tracers for the gas flow while the velocity of large particles can be measured with particle tracking velocimetry (PTV) simultaneously. For this purpose Mie-scattering is imaged by a single camera. Large and small particles are separated in the post-processing based on apparent size and signal intensity of each particle individually. By measuring quasi-simultaneously laser-induced fluorescence of intermediate hydrocarbons released from coal particles during their devolatilization process, regions of intense pyrolysis are identified. Flames operated with different coal types and thermal powers in air and oxy-fuel atmospheres are compared to each other. Additionally, advantages and limits of the measurement techniques are discussed in the context of coal combustion.