ANY HELP FOR A BITUMINOUS STOKER (FIXED BED) COAL APPLICATIO

Hi folks, Im new in this forum and is wonderful. wELL let me explain .
Im working with a project greenhouse heating , and i would like to use bituminous coal for a industrial stoker (fixed bed combustion), I already come out with a feeding rate, that is 110 pounds- hr. I know is a lot , but it was a calculate.

does any body know which dimension of the fire box a need for burning this amount of coal, without a problem!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, and any other ideas for the industrial coal stoker design!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



thanks for your attention


Bernardo

Hello Bernardo, welcome to the forum

Do a google search for the will burt company. it may be wil-burt . These folks make current bituminous coal under feed coal burning stokers, and they can help.

I contacted them looking for parts for my 'Iron Fireman' underfeed stoker. They were very helpfull

With burning Bituminous, you feed the coal into the retort, where the voltitiles are cooked off and burnt, then the coal burns and forms a clinker that accumulates around the retort. You have to remove the clinkers daily or more often with the burn rates you are talking about. Unlike burning Anthracite, where the ash can fall off the retort into an ash pan, Biturminous will stick together and clinker, and you have to remove the clinkers manually, using clinker tongs, rakes and hoes.

Hope this helps. Greg L

You may want to check these out. They have some good info.

http://www.hurstboiler.com/coal.htm

Hi folks!

Greg I tried the wil-burt in goggle, and I didn't find any , please could you give more details about it!!


Thanks in advance

Hello Bernak, the site address is http://www.willburt.com You may have to search around or telephone them.


They still make industrial underfeed bituminous stokers.

Greg L