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

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)
Controlling the dust nuisance while charging the coal
Prevention of clinker formation in the oven
All of these

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Fuels and Combustion
Combustion of pulverised fuel

In a metallurgical furnace does not contaminate the product in the furnace by ash from fuel
Requires larger combustion chamber than rich gaseous fuel
Suppresses the discharge of fine dust and grit into atmosphere
All of these

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Fuels and Combustion
Fuel gases containing hydrocarbons (ie.g. coke oven gas) are not preheated before burning, mainly because

It reduces its flame temperature tremendously
The hydrocarbons crack thereby choking and fouling the heat transfer surface by carbon soot
There are chances of explosion during preheating
It reduces its calorific value tremendously

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