Coal Dust

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Coal dust suspended in Air is Explosive . Coal dust has far more Surface Area per unit Weight than chunks of coal, and is more susceptible to Spontaneous Combustion . Note this may mean that a nearly empty coal store is a greater explosion Risk than a full one.

Coal workers' Pneumoconiosis , or black lung disease, is caused by Inhaling coal dust, typically dust produced in Coal Mining .

COAL DUST IN ENERGY GENERATION

For use in thermal . Water in tubes around the boiler is heated, producing steam. Steam under high pressure is directed towards Turbine blades producing rotation. Mechanical energy from the turbine turns the Generator which produces electric energy.

: ''For more information, see: Electricity Generation .''

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Pulverized Coal-fired Boiler

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Coal Dust