Fuels and Combustion
Higher efficiency in the combustion of solid fuel can not be achieved by

Proper fuel preparation
Adopting efficient-fuel firing technique & equipment
Keeping the flue gas exhaust temperature very high
Supplying correct quantity of combustion air

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Fuels and Combustion
A good metallurgical coke

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

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Fuels and Combustion
Sometimes water is sprayed during coal charging in the coke oven, which helps in

Prevention of clinker formation in the oven
Reducing the cracking of hydrocarbons in the gas and increasing the percentage of CO & H₂ in the gas (due to the endothermic reaction represented by C + H₂O = CO + H₂)
All of these
Controlling the dust nuisance while charging the coal

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