Pulverized coal is easier to burn than coal. Pulverized coal is a tiny particle of coal, its surface area is much larger than that of the same amount of coal, and it is easier to oxidize than the coal after contact with air, and it is also easy to spontaneous combustion.
First, the combustion characteristics of pulverized coal
1. Pulverized coal is easier to burn than coal. Pulverized coal is a tiny particle of coal, its surface area is much larger than that of the same amount of coal, and it is easier to oxidize than the coal after contact with air, and it is also easy to spontaneous combustion.
2. The pulverized coal suspended in the air reaches a certain explosion limit and forms an explosive mixture. The explosion limits of various coal dusts are determined by the coal department, with the lower limit at 45 g/m3 and the highest limit at 2000 g/m3, which is quite large. The explosion intensity is the highest at 300-400 s/m3. The pulverized coal that reaches the explosion limit will cause explosive combustion whether it is in a closed space such as a pulverized coal preparation system, or in an open space such as a boiler room, with an open flame.
3. In the closed pulverized coal preparation system, when the pulverized coal is burned, the pressure is rapidly increased, which will cause the destruction of the entire system, and will cause the flame to spray, burn personnel, and burn other equipment.
Second, pulverized coal preparation fire protection requirements
1. Set the explosion-proof valve and explosion-proof door
1) Explosion-proof valves shall be installed on the pipelines of the pulverized coal system so that in the event of an explosion. The gas pressure in the pipelines passes through the explosion-proof valves and will not cause more serious explosion accidents.
2) Explosion-proof doors shall be installed on pulverized coal bunkers, separators, cyclones and other equipment prepared from pulverized coal. The area of the explosion-proof door shall be calculated according to the volumetric ratio of the equipment, generally 0.04m2/m3, but not less than 90cm2. Thin sheet metal should be used on the rupture disk, and the thickness should not exceed 0.5mm. A cruciform nick should be placed on the disk and the nicked side should be installed outwards. Explosion-proof door frame should have a certain strength, and firm, sealed, performance must meet the design requirements.
3) After explosion-proof valves and explosion-proof doors are blasted, they should stop immediately and clear the fire source to find out the reason. Only after the explosion-proof valve (door) is repaired can the equipment be restarted.
4) Install a temperature monitor in the pulverized coal bunker, separator, cyclone and other key parts of the pulverized coal preparation system, and monitor the temperature of any part at any time for abnormalities to prevent pulverized coal from spontaneous combustion and explosion due to high temperature.
2. Pipelines and equipment
1) In order to prevent and reduce the accumulation of pulverized coal in the pipeline, the laying of pulverized coal system pipelines, except for the section leading to the burner, shall not have horizontal sections. In particular the bag-shaped capsule section shall be prohibited.
2) At the end of the branch pipe of the pulverized coal system, two or more headers for collecting pulverized coal shall not be provided. Generally, only one set should be provided.
3) The mechanical equipment of the pulverized coal preparation system should have interlocking devices and should be kept in good condition. When an accident occurs in the equipment, it can be automatically stopped in time.
4) In the place where the pulverized coal preparation system is located, the electrical equipment shall meet the explosion-proof requirements.
5) In addition to anthracite coal milling system, nitrogen or carbon dioxide fire extinguishing equipment should be installed in the coal mill and pulverized coal bunker.
6) Strictly control the stock in the pulverized coal silo and prohibit excessive storage of pulverized coal. At the same time pay attention to the storage time of pulverized coal in the warehouse should not be too long.
3. Inspection, cleaning and ban on fire
1) The equipment and piping of the pulverized coal preparation system should be inspected in every shift so that the hidden dangers of air leakage and coal leakage can be found and eliminated in time.
2) The appearance of the equipment and piping of the pulverized coal preparation system should be regularly cleaned to prevent dust accumulation.
3) The steam fire extinguishing device of the pulverized coal preparation system should be inspected frequently to prevent it from being used when it is used.
4) It is forbidden to move the fire in the pulverized coal preparation system and place. As the work needs must be raging, the relevant systems should be strictly enforced, and practical and effective preventive measures must be taken before work can be done, and special guardianship can be set up at the job site.
Third, the pulverized coal system in the combustion explosion
1. The main control personnel shall be promptly notified to close the hot air inlet door of the coal mill and stop the operation of the coal mill if necessary.
2. Extinguish nitrogen or carbon dioxide fire extinguishing agent to the trouble point.
3. If there is Mars at the outlet of the coal mill, the method of increasing the coal supply can be adopted. After closing the hot air door and extinguishing, stop the coal mill and carefully clean the coal.
4. If the coal bunker catches fire, it should stop powdering in the bunker quickly. At the same time with nitrogen or carbon dioxide extinguishing agent for fire extinguishing, if necessary, water can be used to cool the fire equipment shell cooling, but it is forbidden to directly save water.