摘要 |
A FUEL ADDITIVE IS DIRECTED TO PREVENTING SLUGGING, A PHENOMENON CAUSED BY THE ASH IN A FUEL PARTICULARLY DURING THE COMBUSTION OF A FUEL HAVING SUCH A LARGE ASH CONTENT AS IS TYPICALLY FOUND IN COAL OR OIL COKE, FOR EXAMPLE. IT IS FORMED OF A COMPOSITION HAVING ONE OR MORE COMPOUNDS SELECTED FROM AMONG ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS, SILICA COMPOUNDS, TITANIUM COMPOUNDS AND ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS INVARIABLY OF THE FORM OF ULTRAFINE PARTICLES HAVING A PARTICLE DIAMETER IN THE RANGE OF 3 TO 200 NM AND NO LESS THAN 2 WT. OF AN ALKALI METAL (R=NA OR K) COMPOUND AS REDUCED TO THE R2O CONCENTRATION DISPERSED IN A STABLE STATE IN WATER AND/OR OIL. WHEN A LIQUID FUEL OIL AND/OR A SOLID FUEL IS MADE TO INCORPORATE THE FUEL ADDITIVE THEREIN AND THEN SUBJECTED TO COMBUSTION, THE DEPOSITED ASH CAN BE EASILY PEELED AND SHED FROM SURFACE OF THE FURNACE WALL OR THE WATER PIPES.
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