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A Comprehensive Analysis of the Particle Size and Shape of Fly Ash from Different Fields of ESP of a Super Thermal Power Plant

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Title A Comprehensive Analysis of the Particle Size and Shape of Fly Ash from Different Fields of ESP of a Super Thermal Power Plant
 
Creator Mishra, K.K.
 
Subject Respiratory Protection Laboratory
 
Description Fly ash samples collected from the hoppers of various electric fields of electrostatic precipitator attached to two different units (1 and 2) of a Super Thermal Power Plant were critically examined in respect of their particle size distribution and shape. Particle size analysis of each of the samples collected over a period of three months from the dust hoppers of seven fields of each unit (unit 1 and 2) reveals that in general ash particles collected from the hoppers of field 1 are coarser and show bimodal distribution. Ashes from hoppers for other fields of electrostatic precipitator are finer. Ashes from unit 2 have a smaller particle size than those of unit 1. The particle size of the ashes decrease along field 1 to field 7 for both units, with field 7 ashes being the finest. Ashes from fields 5–7 of both the units contain significant amounts of ultrafine particles (particle diameter φ < 5 μm). Shape analysis reveals that ash particles of fields 1 and 2 are irregular in shape and the rest are spherical. The spherical nature of ash particles increases in the sequence of fields 3–7. Ashes of fields 6 and 7 of each unit are suitable for use as fillers/partial replacement of cement in high performance concrete due to an enhanced “ball bearing effect.”
 
Publisher Taylor & Francis
 
Date 2012
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://cimfr.csircentral.net/763/1/mishra1.pdf
Mishra, K.K. (2012) A Comprehensive Analysis of the Particle Size and Shape of Fly Ash from Different Fields of ESP of a Super Thermal Power Plant. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 34 (5). pp. 385-395. ISSN 1556-7036
 
Relation http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15567031003614649
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