Based on shapeless pore model (SPM) proposed by the authors
the equations of heterogeneous combustion kinetics
mass transfer
heat transfer
continuous momentum conservation of flow
which controll coal particle combustion were given. Numerical calculation of single particle combustion was made
and the effects of porosity
pore area
particle size and temperature on reactivities of chars were studied. It was found that ignition was heavily related to pore area
and was less related to porosity. The results were compared with the data of Smith. It was shown that SPM could be applied both to coal particle combustion and to heterogeneous reaction of other porous materials.