Fuels and Combustion
Preheating of combustion air is done to

Reduce its requirement for effecting the complete combustion
Increase the calorific value of the fuel
Complete the combustion of fuel
Increase the adiabatic flame temperature

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

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

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