GE 3000 coal analyzer

What is coal analysis?

Coal analysis techniques are specific analytical methods designed to measure the particular physical and chemical properties of coals. These methods are used primarily to determine the suitability of coal for power generation or for iron ore smelting in the manufacture of steel. Ash content of coal is the non-combustible residue left after coal is burnt. It represents the bulk mineral matter after carbon, oxygen, sulfur, and water (including from clays) has been driven off during combustion. The remaining residue or ash is expressed as a percent of the original coal sample weight. The behavior of the coal’s ash residue at high temperature is a critical factor in selecting coals for steam power generation. Most furnaces are designed to remove ash as a powdery residue. Coal which has ash that fuses into a hard glassy slag known as clinker is usually unsatisfactory in furnaces as it requires cleaning.

GE 3000 by Enelex

The GE 3000 stands for a third generation of online coal ash content analyzers (ashmeters) enables online monitoring of actual values of the non-combustible content in coal flow on the conveyer belt and can provide information on quality and quantity of coal passing through the given technology in the real time. Using the GE 3000 can improve the mining process efficiency or optimize coal consumption in combustion process, which leads to significant costs saving.
The GE 3000 as the independent measurement device is able to provide maximum of real-time information on quality and quantity of material passing through the technology. The measurement method evaluates the coal non-combustible content according to differences of attenuation of two gamma beams of different energy passing through the coal. The method fulfills all common regulations in relation to safety and health protection.