UNI CEN/TR 15716 : 2008

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Combustion of solid fuels
  2.1 Basis of solid fuel combustion
  2.2 Basics of some common combustion systems that
      utilises SRF
  2.3 Determination of characteristic parameters
  2.4 Use of classification numbers
  2.5 Combustion prediction tool
3 Thermal gravimetric analysis
4 Standard fuel analysis
  4.1 General
  4.2 Proximate analysis: Moisture, volatiles, and ash content
  4.3 Ultimate analysis: C, H, N, S, Halogens
  4.4 Gross calorific value (GCV)/net calorific value (NCV)
  4.5 Particle size distribution
  4.6 Ash content and ash melting behaviour
5 Advanced laboratory methods for fuel characterisation
  5.1 General
  5.2 Determination of fuel composition
  5.3 Composition and calorific value of the volatile matter
  5.4 Kinetic properties
  5.5 Image analysis method for particle size distribution
  5.6 Apparent densities of particles and intermediates
  5.7 Aerodynamic lift velocity
  5.8 Slagging and fouling behaviour
6 Operational behaviour in the combustion process
7 Summary
Bibliography

This Technical Report gives a review on determination methods for exploring how different SRFs behave in different combustion systems.