Steam Boilers, Engines, Nozzles and Turbines
In a boiler, feed water supplied per hour is 205 kg while coal fired per hour is 23 kg. The net enthalpy rise per kg of water is 145 kJ. If the calorific valve of the coal is 2050 kJ/kg, then the boiler efficiency will be
All the fuel burns instantaneously producing high energy release
Explosion in furnace
Fuel burns with less air
Coal bursts into flame without any external ignition source but by itself due to gradual increase in temperature as a result of heat released by combination of oxygen with coal