Experimental study on the effect of ventilation on the burning of piles of solid fuels

2019/12/17 by Harmathy, T. Z.
#Combustion #air flow #combustible solide #pyrolyse #pyrolysis #solid fuels #ventilation #écoulement de l'air

paper · doi:10.4224/40001767

Abstract

The rate of burning (pyrolysis) of cribs of wood and non- dripping synthetic polymers has been studied at various levels of forced ventilation. It has been found that the burning of non-charring fuels is virtually unaffected by the ventilation level, whereas charring materials burn faster up to a maximum as the flow rate of air increases.

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