Fuels and Combustion
Ratio of primary air to secondary air increases with increase in the rank of coal, because the

High rank coals have higher amount of volatile matter
Oxygen content progressively decreases
Ratio of fixed carbon to volatile matter increases
Calorific value of the coal increases

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Fuels and Combustion
A liquid/gaseous fuel containing hydrocarbons and high amount of sulphur is burnt with 40% excess air. The flue gas still contains large amount of carbon monoxide. This may be due to the

Presence of large quantity of hydrogen in the fuel
Lack of thorough mixing of fuel with air
High sulphur content in the fuel
Low calorific value of the fuel

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