Fuels and Combustion
Coal is pulverised before burning in large capacity boiler furnaces mainly to

Enhance its calorific value
Facilitate easy ash removal
Ensure its complete combustion
Provide trouble free operation

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

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

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