Thermokinetics of Brown Coal during a Fluidized Drying Process

Abstract

This paper presents the results of research describing the thermokinetics of brown coal’s (lignite) drying process in a fountain-bubble fluidized bed dryer. The drying medium was atmospheric air of a variable temperature in subsequent tests, which ranged from 27 to 70 °C. This paper presents the results of many experimental studies for two different types of brown coal: xylite, from the Bełchatów mine, and earth, from the Turów mine. The two types of brown coal are used to assess different sized coal particles and different air drying temperatures. The functions parameterizing the moisture content of dried coal at different air drying temperatures at any given time are also presented.