In entrained flow gasifiers

crystallization inside the slag can increase the viscosity of the slag

changing the flow from Newtonian to non-Newtonian. In order to get an understanding of the crystallization characteristics of the slag

the single hot thermocouple technique(SHTT) and a high-temperature quenching furnace were set up to study the crystallization process. The crystals morphology under different temperatures and cooling rates were recorded and the temperature-time-transformation (TTT) diagram was obtained which can illustrate the influence of temperature. The decrease of temperature can increase the driving force and reduce the required time for crystallization. But further decrease of temperature would increase the viscosity which limited the movement of ions. The slag was quenched at different temperatures and it is found that the crystalline phases changed at different temperatures. Diopside is the main crystal at high temperature with some anorthite at low temperature. The high cooling rate can reduce the size of the crystals but has little effect on the crystalline types.