Fuels and Combustion
A good metallurgical coke

Must contain moderate quantities of ash, moisture, sulphur and volatile matters
Should have low fusion point of its ash
Should be brittle
Should have high porosity

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Fuels and Combustion
Ratio of primary air to secondary air increases with increase in the rank of coal, because the

Ratio of fixed carbon to volatile matter increases
Calorific value of the coal increases
Oxygen content progressively decreases
High rank coals have higher amount of volatile matter

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Fuels and Combustion
Prime coking coal is always blended with medium or non- coking coal before ear-bonisation

To check against its excessive swelling during heating, which may exert high pressure and damage coke oven walls
Because, it alone produces unreactive coke
Neither A nor B
Both A & B

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