In this study, two-dimensional point-particle direct numerical simulations are performed using detailed chemistry to investigate ignition behavior of pulverized coal and biomass co-firing (CBCF) flames. Two biomass blending ratios are considered with a pure coal flame calculated as a reference. The time scales associated with particle physics and reactions are carefully analyzed to elucidate the effect of blending ratio on flame ignition behavior. The results indicate that coal particles exhibit shorter dispersion and heating delays, longer devolatilization delay, and shorter homogeneous volatile ignition delay compared to biomass particles. Three stages, including inert mixing/heating, pre-ignition, and ignition/flame propagation, are identified with different physics dominating each stage. As the blending ratio increases, CBCF flames demonstrate shorter inert mixing/heating times but comparable pre-ignition times due to shorter devolatilization delay of biomass particles, as well as comparable homogeneous ignition delays of blends of coal and biomass volatile. Devolatilization behavior plays a dominant role in the ignition process, and biomass volatile contributes more significantly. Furthermore, the classical concept that ignition kernels occur near the “most-reactive mixture fraction ()” under low scalar dissipation rate remains valid for the CBCF flames. The value is strongly affected by the devolatilization behavior and increases with the blending ratio.
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