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X-ray Diffraction Examination of Coal Combustion Products Related to Boiler Tube Fouling and Slagging

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2019

M. H. Mazza
Affiliation:
Energy Research and Development Administration Morgantown Energy Research Center Morgantown, West Virginia 26505
J. S. Wilson
Affiliation:
Energy Research and Development Administration Morgantown Energy Research Center Morgantown, West Virginia 26505
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Abstract

The Morgantown Energy Research Center of ERDA is studying fouling and slagging of pulverized coal fired boiler tubes resulting from mineral matter contained in the coal. The research is dependent on the development and application of reliable analytical techniques which can be applied to the coal and ash products to determine the mineral interactions responsible for fouling and slagging. X-ray powder diffraction is one of the techniques used to characterize the feed coals and their combustion products. A summary of the methods and techniques applied at MERC is the subject of this paper.

Type
X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Copyright
Copyright © International Centre for Diffraction Data 1976

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