Fuels and Combustion
Coal is pulverised before burning in large capacity boiler furnaces mainly to

Provide trouble free operation
Ensure its complete combustion
Enhance its calorific value
Facilitate easy ash removal

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Fuels and Combustion
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Pulverised fuel can be completely burnt with less percentage of excess air compared to lump coal
None of these
Low grade coal can be used, but generally high volatile matter coals are more suitable for making pulverised fuel
Regulation of furnace temperature and atmosphere (oxidising or reducing) is easily possible with pulverised fuel firing

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Fuels and Combustion
Rate of low temperature oxidation of coal due to bad storage conditions

Decreases with increase in surface area
Is accelerated by storage in large heaps with small surface to volume ratio
Is more for low volatile coal compared to high volatile coal
Does not vary with increase in surface area

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