PRE-FURNACE DESIGN TO PREPARE FOR USE HIGHLY HUMID SOLID FUELS (PEAT, WASTE WOOD) IN AN ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD OF SUPERHIGH FREQUENCY (SHF)
A design of a pre-furnace chamber with a microwave generator and a bunker-dispenser has been developed to prepare highly humid (up to 80 %) solid fuel (peat, waste wood, etc.) for incineration in a boiler unit (further - BU). The experimental data obtained during the testing of the given equipment with samples of various types of solid fuel of different humidity permitted to determine optimal parameters of its operation. A conclusion was made about the necessity of switching over existing boiler installations in energy-deficient areas from traditional fuels to alternative ones.