Fuels and Combustion
Sometimes water is sprayed during coal charging in the coke oven, which helps in
Controlling the dust nuisance while charging the coal
Prevention of clinker formation in the oven
All of these
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)
EXAMIANS