Fuels and Combustion
A liquid/gaseous fuel containing hydrocarbons and high amount of sulphur is burnt with 40% excess air. The flue gas still contains large amount of carbon monoxide. This may be due to the

High sulphur content in the fuel
Lack of thorough mixing of fuel with air
Low calorific value of the fuel
Presence of large quantity of hydrogen in the fuel

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Fuels and Combustion
Fussain

Is non-coking, but when blended with highly coking coal, controls its swelling and produces high strength coke on carbonisation
All of these
Is friable, charcoal like substance
Has highest fixed carbon and lowest volatile matter content of all the four banded components of coal

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Fuels and Combustion
Presence of free moisture in coal during its high temperature carbonisation

Reduces the coking time
None of these
Increases the loss of fine coal dust from the ovens when charging
Protects the volatile products from pyrolysis (cracking) in the presence of hot coke and hot oven walls

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