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Furnaces

 

Coal is the product of vegetable matter that has beenvformed by
the action of decay, weathering, the effects of pressure, temperature and time millions of years ago.

Although coal is not a true mineral, its formation processes are
similar to those of sedimentary rocks.

According to the amount of carbon coals are classified into;
brown coals, bituminous coals and anthracite. Brown coals are in
their turn subdivided into lignite and common brown coal.

Although carbon is the most important element in coal, as
many as 72 elements have been found in some coal deposits, including
lithium, chromium, cobalt, copper, nickel, tungsten and others.

Lignite is intermediate in properties between peat and bitumi-
nous coal, containing when dry about 60 to 75 per cent of carbon
and a variable proportion of ash. Lignite is a low-rank brown-to-black
coal containing 30 to 40 per cent of moisture. Developing heat it
gives from 2,500 to 4,500 calories. It is easily inflammable but burns
with a smoky flame. Lignite is liable to spontaneous combustion. It
has been estimated that about 50 per cent of the world's total coal
reserves are lignitic.

Brown coal is harder than lignite, containing from 60 to 65 per
cent of carbon and developing greater heat than lignite (4,000-7,000
calories). It is very combustible and gives a brown powder. Bituminous
coal
is the most abundant variety, varying from medium to high
rank. It is a soft, black, usually- banded coal. It gives a black powder
and contains 75 to 90 per cent of carbon. It weathers only slightly
and may be kept in open piles with little danger of spontaneous
combustion if properly stored. Medium-to-low volatile bituminous
coals may be of coking quality. Coal is used intensively in blast
furnaces for smelting iron ore. There are noncoking varieties of
coal.

As for the thickness, the beds of this kind of coal are not very
thick (1-1.5 metres). The great quantities of bituminous coal are
found in the Russian Federation.

Anthracite or "hard" coal has a brilliant lustre containing more
than 90 per cent of carbon and low percentage of volatile matter. It
is used primarily as a domestic fuel, although it can sometimes be
blended with bituminous grades of coal to produce a mixture with
improved coking qualities. The largest beds of anthracite are found
in Russia, the USA and Great Britain.

 

 

WRITING

 

Task 16

Write an abstract of the text “ Coal and Its Classification” according to the plan:

 

1. The classification of coal.

2. The characteristic of lignite, brown coal, anthracite

3. The largest deposits of coals in the world

 

 

WORDLIST

 

available доступный
to concentrate сосредоточиваться
decay распад
to refer to объяснять, ссылаться, относиться
to give off выделять, испускать
to divide делить
manufactured промышленного производства, искусственный
peat торф
plant растение
to include включать в себя
coke кокс
charcoal древесный уголь
commercial промышленный, коммерческий
steel industry сталелитейное производство
tendency тенденция, стремление
to increase возрастать, увеличиваться, усиливаться
raw material сырье
petrochemical нефтехимический
to design разрабатывать, конструировать, проектировать
coal conversion переработка угля
strip mining открытая разработка
to haul перевозить, транспортировать
to drive from происходить
crude oil сырая нефть
to furnish поставлять, снабжать
to refine очищать
pollutant загрязняющее вещество, примесь
distribution распределение, размещение
to promise обещать
extensive обширный, пространный
storage хранение, накопление
compartment отделение, камера
to pipe пускать по трубам
trial испытание, опыт
exhaust выхлопная труба, выхлоп
consequence последовательность
to spill (spilled, spilt) проливаться, разливаться
instantaneously мгновенно
dissipate рассеиваться
emergency авария
to be aware знать, сознавать
damage повреждать
liable подверженный, склонный
reduction восстановление
harmful вредный
eject выбрасывать, выпускать
coal deposit угольное месторождение
peat торф
bituminous битумный
low-rank низкосортный
inflammable легко воспломеняющийся
liable подверженный
lignite лигнит, бурый уголь
lignitic гумат(для обработки буровых скважин)
to weather подвергаться (атмосферным воздействиям)
pile отвал, отвал грунта
blast furnace доменная печь
coking коксование
lustre блеск
blended смешанный
grade сорт

 



 

Furnaces

 

TUNING – IN

Task 1

Name the principal function of the furnace

 

Task 2

Study the diagram below of a condensing furnace. Answer these questions using the diagram and your own knowledge of engineering.

 

1. What are the main parts of a condensing furnace?

2. What is the role of condensate drain hose?

3. What is the difference between condensing furnace and non-condensing one?

 

 

duct – канал, трубопровод

humidifier – увлажнитель

pleated filter - гофрированный (бумажный) фильтр

intake pipe – впускная (подводящая) труба

exhaust vent pipe – выпускная вентиляционная труба, труба для отбора пара

hose – гибкая труба, шланг

 

WORDLIST

 

 

1. to release освобождать
2. to ensure обеспечивать, гарантировать
3. gas-tight газонепроницаемый
4. to pulverize распылять, размельчать
5. ignition воспламенение
6. combustion горение
7. correct соответствующий, правильный
8. regardless of несмотря на
9. to maintain поддерживать, сохранять
10. due to благодаря
11.to reduce уменьшать, сокращать
12.to escape давать утечку, улетучиваться
13.instantaneous мгновенный, немедленный
14. flame пламя
15.cyclone furnace термическая печь с принудительной циркуляцией газа
16.pulverized coal furnace пылеугольная топка
17.spreader stoker топка с разравнивающей решёткой
18.chain grade stoker механическая топка с цепной решёткой

 

PRONUNCIATION

 

Task 3

Remember the pronunciation of the following words

 

pulverized ignition
excess chimney-gas
turbulence effectiveness
combustion absorb
instantaneous cyclone
thoroughly stoker

 

WORD-BUILDING

 

Task 4

Fill in the table

 

Noun Adjective
satisfaction -
gas -
combustion -
- particular
- correct
importance -
effect -
- molecular
dependence -

 

 

READING

 

Task 5

Read the text and look for answers to these questions:

1. What is a furnace? 2. What does the design of the furnace depend upon? 3. What is the design of a satisfactory furnace based upon?

4. What is the ignition temperature?

5. What is turbulence?

6. What conditions is the required furnace volume dependent upon?

7. What kinds of furnaces do you know?

 

The design of the furnace depends considerably upon the fuel to be burned. On the other hand, it also depends upon the supplement equipment so that satisfactory ignition and heat release may be ensured.

A furnace is a gas-tight and well-insulated space, in which gas, oil or pulverized coal may be burned. If combustion is to be complete, the combustible gases must be brought into close contact with oxygen. Also, the oxygen must be kept to a minimum and the excess air from room temperature to chimney-gas temperature also is to be low. The design of a satisfactory furnace is based upon the "three T's of combustion": temperature, turbulence, and time.

For each particular fossil fuel, there is a minimum temperature, known as the ignition temperature, below which the combustion of that fuel in the correct amount of air will not take place. If the combustible gases are cooled below the ignition temperature, they will not burn, regardless of the amount of oxygen present. A furnace must therefore be large enough and be maintained at a high enough temperature to permit the combustible gases to burn before they are cooled below the ignition temperature. Thus, the principle function of the furnace is to provide space in which the fuel may be burnt with a minimum amount of excess air and with a minimum loss due to the escape of unburned fuel.

Turbulence plays an important role in combustion. It is the turbulence that gives an effective combustion. Violent mixing of oxygen with the combustible gases in a furnace increases the rate of combustion, shortens the flame, reduces the required furnace volume, and decreases the chance that combustible gases will escape from the furnace without coming into contact with the oxygen necessary for their combustion.

Since combustion is not instantaneous, time must be provided for the oxygen to find and react with the combustible gases in the furnace.

In burning fuels such as gas, oil, or pulverized coal, the incoming fuel-air mixture must be heated above the ignition temperature by radiation from the flame or hot walls of the furnace. Since gaseous fuels are composed of molecules, they burn very rapidly when thoroughly mixed with oxygen at a temperature above the ignition temperature.

The required furnace volume is dependent upon the kind of fuel burnt, the method of burning the fuel, the quantity of excess air in the furnace, and the effectiveness of furnace turbulence. The shape of the furnace depends upon the kind of fuel burnt, the supplement equipment, and the type of boiler used to absorb the energy if the fuel is burnt for steam generation. There are different kinds of furnaces, namely, cyclone furnaces (crushed coal), pulverized coal furnaces, spreader stokers and chain-and traveling - grade stokers.

 


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