Advantages and disadvantages of pulverized coal firing

Advantages and disadvantages of pulverized coal firing:

Advantages of pulverized coal firing:

• Pulverized coal produces more amount of heat.
• By arranging the pulverized unit away from the furnace, the repairs can be solved easily.
• With the help of pulverized coal, the combustion takes place successfully.
• By using a pulverized coal the work can do effortlessly.
• This type of process can help to burn low-grade coal easily.
• By using the pulverized coal the surface area can be increased for burning.
• This type of coal can increases the combustion rate.
• This type of process eliminates the moving parts in the furnace and increases the working life.

Disadvantages of pulverized coal:

• This type of process required additional equipment to crush the coal.
• Additional equipment increases the capital cost.
• To operate this type of process, it required skilled persons.
• It required additional space.
• It required a cooling system due to high temperature is created at the furnace.
• Removing the ash produced by this type of process is difficult.
• Safety should maintain properly due to high rate of burning may lead to an explosion.