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Oxygen-Enhanced Combustion, Second Edition, 2nd Edition
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Oxygen-Enhanced Combustion, Second Edition, 2nd Edition

by Charles E. Baukal Jr.
March 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
792 pages
43h 30m
English
CRC Press
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546 Oxygen-Enhanced Combustion
22.6 Postcombustion
22.6.1 Description
Postcombustion is a term that has been used throughout
this document to explain the combustion of CO and H
2
that
is formed in the furnace. In the earlier examples, the 21%
oxygen in the air has been the oxidant for natural postcom-
bustion in the furnace. As shown in the examples earlier,
natural postcombustion contributes a signicant amount
of heat to the steelmaking process. Also demonstrated ear-
lier is the fact as chemical energy in the form of carbon is
added, the amount of air available for natural postcombus-
tion decreases. To utilize the chemical energy contained
in the ...
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