Coal and Ash Handling

Flow Path

Introduction
What is Coal?
Coal is a fossil fuel formed from the remains of

plants that lived and died hundreds of millions

of years ago, when parts of the Earth were
covered with huge swampy forests. Coal is a
non-renewable source. Coal is composed
primarily of carbon along with variable
quantities of other elements chiefly hydrogen,
sulfur, oxygen and nitrogen.

History of Coal Use and

Coal-Fired Power Plants
Historically, the Greeks, Romans and Chinese were early

users of coal. Chinese may have used coal as early as 100

BC. The introduction of the steam engine in the 1700s
depended on coal for industrialization. Coal was a
principle fuel for locomotives .
Coal has played a major role in electrical production since
the first power plant that was built in the 1880s.
In the 1920s, the pulverized coal firing was developed.
In the 1940s the cyclone furnace was developed.
Presently, coal power is still based on the same methods
stated over 100 years ago but improvements in all areas
have brought coal power to be the inexpensive power
source used today.

Coal Flow Path

Sample Pictures

Ash
Coal ash, also referred to as coal combustion

residuals is produced primarily from burning of

coal in a coal-fired power plants. Coal ash
includes a number of by-products produced
from burning coal, including:
Fly Ash a very fine, powdery material

composed mostly of silica made from the

burning of finely ground coal in a boiler.
Bottom Ash a coarse ash particle that is too
large to be carried up into smoke stacks so it
forms in the bottom of the coal furnace.

Ash Flow Path

Fuel Oil Flow Path

Diesel Oil is used to provide safe and

controlled heating of material in the bed

during start-up.

Sample Picture

LDO Storage tank

Hot Gas Generator