Bituminous coal?
-
- Member
- Posts: 76
- Joined: Sun. Dec. 08, 2019 10:05 pm
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Vermont Castings Vigilant II, Godin 3720, Godin 3731
- Coal Size/Type: Pea, Nut and Stove Coal
The unknown coal will burn for about an hour to 1.5 hours with yellow flame. It does NOT smoke. It does not appear to coke up. It doesn't get soft or expand. It then burns like Anthracite. Once burning like Anthracite it has layers - laminations similar to Anthracite. It doesn't smell like asphalt nor have the sour smell of well lit burning Anthracite. The best way I can describe its smell is that of some biomass logs once they're burning and burning bakelite. Once burnt up the remaining ash is white.
Does anyone know what kind of bituminous coal this might be? It certainly a great coal.
Attachments
-
- Member
- Posts: 2366
- Joined: Sun. Mar. 25, 2007 8:41 pm
- Location: Ithaca, New York
- Stoker Coal Boiler: Keystoker KAA-4-1 dual fuel boiler
- Hand Fed Coal Boiler: former switzer CWW100-sold
- Coal Size/Type: rice
- Other Heating: kerosene for dual fuel Keystoker/unused
It looks like Sub bituminous coal, and the burn you describe exactly like Sub Bituminous Coal.
- McGiever
- Member
- Posts: 10130
- Joined: Sun. May. 02, 2010 11:26 pm
- Location: Junction of PA-OH-WV
- Stoker Coal Boiler: AXEMAN-ANDERSON 130 "1959"
- Hand Fed Coal Boiler: BUCKET A DAY water heater
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Warm Morning 414A
- Coal Size/Type: PEA,NUT,STOVE /ANTHRACITE
- Other Heating: Ground Source Heat Pump and some Solar
Don't really know...but it does some what sound like the description of a eastern Kentucky Bituminous.
See if this helps: https://www.uky.edu/KGS/coal/coal-type.php
https://www.uky.edu/KGS/coal/coal-rank.php
See if this helps: https://www.uky.edu/KGS/coal/coal-type.php
https://www.uky.edu/KGS/coal/coal-rank.php
-
- Member
- Posts: 1137
- Joined: Fri. Feb. 12, 2016 2:36 pm
- Hand Fed Coal Boiler: Harman SF360
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: T.O.M (Warm Morning converted to baseburner by Steve) Round Oak 1917 Door model O-3, Warm Morning 400, Warm Morning 524, Warm Morning 414,Florence No.77, Warm Morning 523-b
- Hand Fed Coal Furnace: Clayton 7.1/DS Machine basement stove/ Harman SF1500
- Baseburners & Antiques: Renown Parlor stove 87B
- Coal Size/Type: Bituminous/anthracite
- Other Heating: Harman Accentra, enviro omega, Vermont Ironworks Elm stove, Quadrafire Mt Vernon, Logwood stove, Sotz barrel stove,
The bit I get here is much lighter in weight then anth. It also breaks easier. Maybe you could break a piece off the same size as your anth and compare it.
-
- Member
- Posts: 76
- Joined: Sun. Dec. 08, 2019 10:05 pm
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Vermont Castings Vigilant II, Godin 3720, Godin 3731
- Coal Size/Type: Pea, Nut and Stove Coal
Fig, the pieces of anthracite feel like rocks. Dense. The unknown bituminous is lighter but not by much.. It feels more like plastic than a rock. I’ve been burning more of it. In larger quantity it will smoke and soot up the glass. However it does not soften or expand nor does it smell like asphalt when burning. It begins to glow and burn like anthracite once the volatiles burn off. Interesting coal. I’d love to get more. Bituminous flames are nice to look at..