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Advances in Power Boilers
JSME Series in Thermal and Nuclear
Power Generation

Advances in Power
Boilers
Edited by

Mamoru Ozawa
Faculty of Societal Safety Sciences,
Kansai University, Osaka, Japan

Hitoshi Asano
Kobe University, Kobe, Japan

Series Editor
Yasuo Koizumi
The University of Electro-Communications,
Chofu, Tokyo, Japan
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Contents

List of contributors ix
About the editors xi
Preface of JSME Series in Thermal and Nuclear Power Generation xiii
Preface to Volume 2: Advances in Power Boilers xvii

1 Fossil fuels combustion and environmental issues 1

Jun Inumaru, Takeharu Hasegawa, Hiromi Shirai, Hiroyuki Nishida,
Naoki Noda and Seiichi Ohyama
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Overview and properties of coal, oil, and gas 4
1.3 Combustion of fuels 16
1.4 Emission-induced environmental issues and protection 36
1.5 Remarks 49
Nomenclature 50
References 51

2 Introduction to boilers 57
Mamoru Ozawa
2.1 Start of steam application to pumping water 57
2.2 Dawn of steam power 59
2.3 Classification of boilers 61
2.4 History of boiler development 61
2.5 Historical development of power generation boilers in Japan 99
2.6 Similarity law in boiler furnace and other various important issues 99
References 103

3 General planning of thermal power plant 107

Atsuhiro Hanatani and Mamoru Ozawa
3.1 Overview of steam power plant 107
3.2 Concept of general planning and factors to be considered 109
3.3 Principal concept for high-performance plant 110
3.4 Reheat cycle and regenerative cycle 113
3.5 Enthalpy pressure diagram along steam generating tube 116
3.6 Legal regulations in Japan 117
References 118
vi Contents

4 Power boiler design 119

Masashi Hishida, Kenjiro Yamamoto, Kenichiro Kosaka,
Wakako Shimohira, Kazuaki Miyake, Senichi Tsubakizaki,
Sachiko Shigemasa and Hitoshi Asano
4.1 Heat transfer in boiler 120
4.2 Boiler gas side performance for furnace design 125
4.3 Water circulation design 194
4.4 Deposition, erosion and corrosion, and water treatment 240
References 252

5 Construction, operation, and control of power boiler 257

Michio Sasaki, Shingo Naito and Akira Yamada
5.1 Construction of coal-fired boiler 257
5.2 Operation and control of power boiler 262
Nomenclature 302
References 302

6 Gas turbine combined cycle 305

Shigehiro Shiozaki, Takashi Fujii, Kazuhiro Takenaga,
Mamoru Ozawa and Akira Yamada
6.1 Gas turbine combined cycle power generation 305
6.2 Pressurized fluidized-bed combustion boiler 325
6.3 Integrated coal-gasification combined cycle 326
References 343

7 Ultrasupercritical and advanced ultrasupercritical power plants 345

Kenjiro Yamamoto, Masafumi Fukuda and Atsuhiro Hanatani
7.1 Introduction 345
7.2 Efficiency improvement 346
7.3 History of elevating steam condition in the world 352
7.4 Development programs for ultrasupercritical and advanced
ultrasupercritical power plants in the world 356
7.5 Aspects of metallurgy and stress analysis 370
7.6 Concluding remarks 384
References 386

8 Examples of thermal power station 391

Takatoshi Yamashita, Shigehiro Shiozaki, Shingo Naito, Takashi Fujii,
Mamoru Ozawa and Akira Yamada
8.1 Tachibana-Wan Thermal Power Station Unit No. 2
(ultrasupercritical, sliding pressure, once-through boiler) 391
8.2 Himeji No. 2 Power Plant (gas turbine combined-cycle plant) 400
8.3 Karita PFBC plant 406
8.4 Nakoso and Osaki Integrated Coal Gasification Combined Cycle
(IGCC) Plants 410
Contents vii

8.5 Incineration firing by circulating fluidized bed 422

References 424

9 Boiler explosion and inspection 427

Mamoru Ozawa, Mikiyasu Urata and Masaki Honda
9.1 Historical trend of boiler explosions 427
9.2 Legislative framework 433
9.3 Development in boiler code and inspection organization in the
United States and Germany 439
9.4 Historical development of boiler regulation in Japan 441
9.5 Outline of current inspection of power boiler 443
References 458

10 Future perspective and remarks 461

Jun Inumaru, Saburo Hara and Takeharu Hasegawa
10.1 Introduction 461
10.2 Situation of thermal power generation 462
10.3 Next-generation thermal power generation technology for a
decarbonized society (B2030) 464
10.4 Future outlook for thermal power generation (2030B) 472
10.5 Conclusion 477
References 478

Index 479
List of contributors

Hitoshi Asano Kobe University, Kobe, Japan

Takashi Fujii Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd., Yokohama, Japan

Masafumi Fukuda Research Institute for Advanced Thermal Power Systems,

Tokyo, Japan

Atsuhiro Hanatani IHI Corporation, Tokyo, Japan

Saburo Hara Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Tokyo, Japan

Takeharu Hasegawa Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry,

Tokyo, Japan

Masashi Hishida Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd., Yokohama, Japan

Masaki Honda Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd., Yokohama, Japan

Jun Inumaru Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Tokyo, Japan

Kenichiro Kosaka Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd., Yokohama, Japan

Kazuaki Miyake Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Environmental Solutions,

Ltd., Yokohama, Japan

Shingo Naito Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd., Yokohama, Japan

Hiroyuki Nishida Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Tokyo,

Japan

Naoki Noda Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Tokyo, Japan

Seiichi Ohyama Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Tokyo,

Japan

Mamoru Ozawa Kansai University, Osaka, Japan

x List of contributors

Michio Sasaki Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd., Yokohama, Japan

Sachiko Shigemasa Hitachi Zosen Corporation, Osaka, Japan

Wakako Shimohira Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd., Yokohama, Japan

Shigehiro Shiozaki Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd., Yokohama, Japan

Hiromi Shirai Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Tokyo, Japan

Kazuhiro Takenaga Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd., Yokohama, Japan

Senichi Tsubakizaki Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd., Yokohama, Japan

Mikiyasu Urata Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd., Yokohama, Japan

Akira Yamada Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Nagasaki, Japan

Kenjiro Yamamoto Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd., Yokohama, Japan

Takatoshi Yamashita Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd., Yokohama, Japan

About the editors

Mamoru Ozawa is a professor emeritus and a senior researcher of Research Center

for Societal Safety Sciences, Kansai University, Japan. He received his doctoral
degree from Osaka University in 1977. His research interests include boiling heat
transfer, two-phase flow dynamics, combustion system, boiler, and safety in indus-
trial systems. He has authored and coauthored more than 150 refereed journals,
more than 150 conference papers, several handbooks, and many books related to
thermal hydraulics in steam power. Among his edited books the most recently pub-
lished Science of Societal Safety has been chapter-downloaded more than 70,000
times. He served the Board of Directors and the President of Heat Transfer Society
of Japan and the Chairman of the Power and Energy Systems Division of the Japan
Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME). He was awarded several times from the
Visualization Society of Japan, the Heat Transfer Society of Japan, and the JSME.

Hitoshi Asano is a professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kobe

University, Japan. He received his doctoral degree from the Kobe University
in 2000. His research interests include boiling and condensation heat transfer,
two-phase flow dynamics in energy conversion systems, compact heat exchangers
for HVAC systems, and two-phase flow cooling systems for electric and power
equipment. He has authored and coauthored more than 100 refereed journals and
more than 130 conference papers. He is a member of the Scientific Council of
International Center for Heat and Mass Transfer and is a fellow of the JSME.
He received the Asian Academic Award from the Japan Society of Refrigeration
and Air-Conditioning Engineers, the Society of Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating
Engineers of Korea, and the Chinese Association of Refrigeration in 2018.
Preface of JSME Series in Thermal
and Nuclear Power Generation

Electric power supply is a fundamental and principal infrastructure for modern soci-
ety. Modern society uses power generation through heat. This series of books consists
of eight volumes describing thermal and nuclear power generation, taking Japan as
the example, and referring the other countries. The Volume 1 discusses how power
supply is attained historically, focusing on the thermal and the nuclear power genera-
tion along with minimum-required scientific and technological fundamentals to
understand this series of books. Then, the present status of the thermal and the
nuclear power generation technique is displayed in detail in Volumes 2 through 8.
The rehabilitation and reconstruction of Japan after World War II was initiated
through the utilization of a large amount of coal for boilers of the thermal power
plants. Meanwhile, environmental pollution caused by coal combustion became
serious, and then oil was introduced to the boilers. Due to two worldwide oil crises
and because of carbon dioxide issues, natural gas has also begun to be used for boi-
lers. Current thermal power generation in Japan is based on coal and gas utilization.
As a result of enough power supply, Japan has become one of the leading countries
economically and technologically in the world. The thermal power technology that
started from introducing technology from abroad has been transfigured Japan into
one of the most advanced in the world through the research and development of
Japanese industry, government, and academia during this process.
Global warming related to excess carbon dioxide emissions has become a
worldwide issue in recent years. Reducing carbon dioxide emission in thermal
power generation is important to help cope with this issue. One direction is to
change the fuel of a boiler from coal to gas that exhausts less carbon dioxide.
Another important direction is to endeavor to enhance the thermal efficiency of
coal thermal power plants as well as oil and gas. Many developing countries in
the world need more thermal power plants in future. Although oil and/or gas ther-
mal power plants may be introduced into these countries, it is supposed that coal
thermal power plants will still be used due to economical reasons. Considering
these situations, the publication of this series of books that displays and explains
the developing history and the present status of the most advanced thermal power
plants in Japan and other advanced countries is a timely planning for engineers
and researchers in the advanced countries to pursue the further advancement and
for engineers and researchers in developing countries to learn and acquire this
knowledge.
xiv Preface of JSME Series in Thermal and Nuclear Power Generation

Nuclear power generation technology in Japan started after being introduced

from abroad approximately 60 years ago. Then, it reached the matured nuclear
power technology through untiring endeavors for research and development.
However, nuclear power plants at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station
were heavily damaged by huge tsunamis caused by the Great East Japan
Earthquake in 2011 to result in contamination in the large area around the power
station. Taking measures to improve nuclear power reactors to be more robustly is
currently underway by analyzing the factors that caused this serious situation.
Technical vulnerability can be solved by technology. Nuclear power generation
technology is one of the definite promising technologies that should be used in the
future. The nuclear power generation is still expected as one of the main ways to
supply electricity in the framework of the basic energy plan of Japan as well as
thermal power generation. It implies that the construction of new power reactors
will be required to replace the nuclear reactors that will reach their useful lifetime.
Looking overseas, many developing countries are introducing nuclear power gen-
eration technology as a safe and economically excellent way to obtain electricity.
Transfer of the nuclear power generation technology developed and matured in
Japan to those countries is naturally the obligation of Japan. In these situations,
the necessity of human resource development in the field of nuclear power genera-
tion technology in the developing countries, as well as in Japan, is beyond dispute.
Thus, it is an urgent task to summarize the nuclear power generation technology
acquired by Japan to provide it.
The Power and Energy Systems Division (PESD) of the Japan Society of
Mechanical Engineers is celebrating its 30th anniversary from establishment in
1990. This department is entrusted with handling power supply technology in
mechanical engineering. Responding to the earlier-mentioned is truly requested.
This task cannot be done by others but the PESD that is composed of leading engi-
neers and researchers in this field in Japan. In view of these circumstances, summa-
rizing Japan’s and other countries’ power generation technology and disseminating
it not only in Japan but also overseas seems significantly important. So, it has been
decided to execute this book series, publishing as one of the 30th anniversary events
of the PESD.
Authors of this book series are those who have engaged in the most advanced
research and development for the thermal power and nuclear power generation in
Japan and Canada. Their experience and knowledge is reflected in their writing.
It is not an introduction of what others did, but living knowledge based on their
own experiences and thoughts are described. We hope that this series of books
becomes learning material that is not yet in existence in this field. We hope that
readers acquire a way of thinking as well as whole and detailed knowledge by hav-
ing this book series in hand.
This series is the joint effort of many individuals, generously sharing and writing
from their expertise. Their efforts are deeply appreciated. We are very thankful for
Preface of JSME Series in Thermal and Nuclear Power Generation xv

the unbiased and heartful comments given from many reviewers to make this series
superb. Special thanks should be given to Maria Convey and Sara Valentino of the
editorial staff at Elsevier.

Editors in Chief

Yasuo Koizumi
The University of Electro-Communications, Chofu, Tokyo, Japan

Mamoru Ozawa
Kansai University, Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan
March 16, 2020
Preface to Volume 2: Advances in
Power Boilers

Steam power has been constantly at the leading position of industrial technologies
since the beginning of the 18th century. At the first stage, steam power appeared as
the prime mover for the pumping system of coal mines. The advancement in steam
power engineering made it possible to lead the factory systems for the mass produc-
tion of textile products. The availability of steam engines extended their application
to steamboats and locomotives for the mass transportation of people and industrial
products. Such advancement is supported by the development of iron and steel tech-
nology, machine tool, control engineering, and, of course, by society and its econ-
omy. Following the development in electrical technology, steam power stations
were constructed, and since then the electrical network thus has been the fundamen-
tal and principal infrastructure of the society.
The development in steam power since the 18th century has been, in fact, depen-
dent on the development in boiler technology during this 300-year period. A drastic
increase in efficiency and unit output has been supported by the development in
thermo-hydraulic engineering, materials engineering, control engineering, and of
course chemical engineering while the development process was not straightfor-
ward. An increase in the unit power brought about many explosions together with a
tremendous number of fatalities. To reduce and mitigate losses from explosions, a
social system, that is, third-party inspection and regulations, has been introduced. In
reality, the boiler development was a battle with explosions.
A boiler is a system to generate steam by firing coal, oil, gas, and recently inciner-
ation. At the beginning, coal was a prime fuel, which continued to the 1950s for
about 250 years. During this period, various coal-treatment technologies have been
developed to raise efficiency and reduce the emission of smoke. Ash treatment was
also a very important task. Oil was introduced to boilers, so efficiency issue and ash
problems were in part resolved, while the mass consumption of oil for power genera-
tion brought about unstable oil prices due to economic and political situations.
Especially Japan got involved in the oil-crisis in 1973 and 1979. This oil-crisis intro-
duced natural gas firing and enhanced the construction of nuclear power plants.
Nuclear power stations constructed in Japan counted 54 units, while they drastically
reduced in number after the core meltdown in the Fukushima Daiichi power station.
Since then, the economy and social welfare in Japan have been supported by the
fossil-fuel firing power stations, that is, steam boilers. Such a situation is not just a
xviii Preface to Volume 2: Advances in Power Boilers

problem in Japan but rather universal in many developing countries. The importance
of steam boiler technologies is still a prime issue.
This volume is intended to present a state-of-the-art review of power boiler tech-
nology to help practical engineers and graduate student to build basic frameworks
of ideas with which they can understand and treat practical problems of power boi-
lers. Basic principles together with the practical state-of-the-art are described by the
specialists of boiler companies in Japan. As the way of approach to boiler technol-
ogy is not the same among university researchers, research institute members, and
engineers in industries, the editorial board members and authors held many discus-
sions in the course of writing manuscripts, so that the philosophy or common prin-
cipal view on the power boilers and related technologies would remain consistent
throughout this book while respecting the autonomy of each author. We would be
grateful if the essence of our experience in boiler technologies is shared by the care-
ful readers.
The editors are deeply indebted to editorial board members, Akira Yamada,
Atsuhiro Hanatani, Jun Inumaru and Toshihiko Yasuda for their valuable sugges-
tions in planning and editing processes of this book, and thanks are extended to all
the authors of the Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Mitsubishi
Heavy Industries, Ltd., Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd., IHI Corporation,
Research Institute for Advanced Thermal Power Systems, and Hitachi Zosen
Corporation. The editors are also grateful to Elsevier Inc. for allowing publication
and to Editorial Project Manager, Sara Valentino and Project Manager, Prasanna
Kalyanaraman for their editorial works of this volume. Without their contribution,
this volume could not have survived from the bustle of the ongoing pandemic of
coronavirus disease 2019.

April 2020
Mamoru Ozawa
Hitoshi Asano
Fossil fuels combustion and
environmental issues 1
Jun Inumaru, Takeharu Hasegawa, Hiromi Shirai, Hiroyuki Nishida,
Naoki Noda and Seiichi Ohyama
Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Tokyo, Japan

Chapter outline

1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Overview and properties of coal, oil, and gas 4
1.2.1 Coal 4
1.2.2 Oil 5
1.2.3 Gas 12
1.3 Combustion of fuels 16
1.3.1 Coal 16
1.3.2 Oil 23
1.3.3 Gas 27
1.4 Emission-induced environmental issues and protection 36
1.4.1 Flue gas treatment technology 36
1.4.2 Wastewater treatment 45
1.5 Remarks 49
Nomenclature 50
Notations 50
Greek letters 51
Subscripts 51
References 51

1.1 Introduction
Coal, oil, and gas are mainly used as fossil fuels for power generation. Fig. 1.1 [1]
shows shifts in global primary energy consumption by energy source. The global
primary energy consumption has been increasing in line with economic growth, and
oil is the highest in terms of consumption, followed by coal and then gas. The
increase in oil is mainly due to its use as transport fuel. For the purpose of power
generation, attempts are being made to substitute other energy sources for oil. Coal
is widely distributed around the world, and about 60% of coal consumption goes
toward power generation as a relatively cheap fuel. The consumption of coal had
been increasing year on year, but after peaking in 2013, it is more or less on the
decrease these days. This is due to the recent consumption decrease in China, which
had long been driving the increase in consumption. Gas fuel trends are detailed in
Section 1.2.3.
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2 Advances in Power Boilers

Figure 1.1 Transition of primary energy consumption in the world (by energy source) [1].
Note: Figures may not add up to the totals due to rounding. Mtoe: Million tons of oil
equivalent

Figure 1.2 Power generation cost of each power source in Japan (in 2014) [2].

The matters to be considered in using these resources for power generation are
the stable procurement of fuel, power generation costs, including fuel cost, and
environmental characteristics such as emissions of carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides,
sulfur oxides, and particulate matter. As a reference, Fig. 1.2 [2] shows the power
generation cost by fuel in Japan. The cheapest fuel is coal, followed by natural gas
and oil. Fig. 1.3 [3] shows the life cycle CO2 emissions in Japan by power source.
This takes into account not only the carbon dioxide from fuel combustion but also
that produced in the operation of fuel development drilling, transportation, and
power generation facilities. As for life cycle CO2 emissions, coal is the highest, fol-
lowed by oil and natural gas.
When using fossils fuel in power generation boilers, it is important to select
appropriate methods for fuel supply, operation, and maintenance with an under-
standing of the specific characteristics of these fuels. In this section, we describe
Fossil fuels combustion and environmental issues 3

Figure 1.3 CO2 emissions intensity over the entire life cycle by source [3].

the environmental characteristics of coal, oil, and gas from the viewpoint of
power generation fuel, including the characteristics of fuels, combustion charac-
teristics, and emission gas and wastewater, as well as technological development
issues.
4 Advances in Power Boilers

1.2 Overview and properties of coal, oil, and gas

1.2.1 Coal
The estimated amount of coal deposits is much higher than those of other fossil
fuels. Furthermore, coal is produced worldwide, and its price per calorific value is
the cheapest among the fossil fuels. Therefore coal is the most commonly used fuel
for thermal power generation in the world. However, its CO2 emission per calorific
value is the largest among the fossil fuels. In recent years, there has been sustained
worldwide effort to reduce CO2 emission from coal. In this chapter, we deal with
the characteristics of coal.

1.2.1.1 Formation
Coal is a combustible rock that is formed from decayed plants in the earth. The
underground heat and pressure cause the coalification of decayed plants, which
involves the loss of water, methane, and carbon dioxide from plants and an increase
in the proportion of carbon. As the coalification progresses, lignite (brown coal),
followed by subbituminous coal, bituminous coal, and finally anthracite, is formed.
Lignite and subbituminous coal, which have high water contents, are used to gener-
ate steam and electric power. Bituminous coal is used to not only generate steam
and electric power but also produce coke. Anthracite has a high carbon content and
burns with a smokeless flame, but it ignites with difficulty. Therefore it is used as
an ingredient of charcoal briquettes and filter media.

1.2.1.2 Classification
Coal consists of organic matter, minerals, and moisture. Organic matter contains
mostly carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and a small amount of sulfur and nitrogen. Coal has
a wide range of properties, because the types of plant, the degree of coalification, and
the conditions of coalification vary in different locations around the world. Therefore
it is important to logically classify into different types for its optimal utilization.
In Japan, coal is classified on the basis of the calorific value, fuel ratio (the weight
ratio of fixed carbon to volatile matter), and agglomerating character, as shown in
Table 1.1 [4,5]. In the United States, it is classified on the basis of the content of
fixed carbon, that of volatile matter, and the agglomerating character, as shown in
Table 1.2 [5,6]. The calorific value and fuel ratio are important values in selecting
the type of coal appropriate for use in a boiler, and the agglomerating character is an
important value in selecting the type of coal for producing a coke, which is used for
iron manufacture. The coal used in a boiler is called thermal coal or steam coal, and
that for iron manufacture is called coking coal or metallurgical coal.

1.2.1.3 Properties
In the field of coal combustion the important combustion properties of coal are
determined by proximate and ultimate analyses [7,8], namely, calorific value [9],
Fossil fuels combustion and environmental issues 5

Table 1.1 Classification of coal in Japan [4,5].

Classification Calorific value (dry Fuel Agglomerating

ash-free basis) ratio character
Class Group (MJ/kg)
Anthracite (A) A1
4.0 , Nonagglomerating
A2
Bituminous (B, C) B1 35.16 # 1.5 # Highly
B2 ,1.5 agglomerating
C 33.910 # ,35.160
Agglomerating
Subbituminous (D, E) D 32.650 # ,33.910
Weakly
agglomerating
E 30.560 # ,32.650
Nonagglomerating
Lignite (F) F1 29.470 # ,30.560
Nonagglomerating
F2 24.280 # ,29.470

coal ash composition [10], ash fusibility [11], and grindability [11]. The composi-
tion of maceral (Fig. 1.4 [12]), which is a component from coalified plants that
remains preserved in coal, is also fundamental to the combustion properties, since
different maceral types (inertinite, vitrinite, and liptinite) combust at different tem-
peratures and rates.
In the proximate analysis the contents of moisture, ash, and volatile matter of
coal dried in air are measured, and the content of the remaining part is calculated as
the content of fixed carbon. In the ultimate analysis the contents of carbon, hydro-
gen, oxygen, total sulfur, combustible sulfur, and nitrogen are measured. The results
of proximate and ultimate analyses in various coals are shown in Table 1.3 [5]. As
coalification progresses, moisture and volatile matter decrease, and the calorific
value and carbon content increase. The contents of sulfur and nitrogen are indepen-
dent of coalification because they depend on the type of decayed plants present and
the sediment that covered and buried the plants.

1.2.2 Oil
In power plants in Japan, light oils, such as kerosene and diesel, are used for gas
turbines. Heavy oils, the prices of which are relatively cheap compared to kerosene
and diesel, are used for boilers. The quality requirements by the Japanese Industrial
Standards (JIS) for kerosene, diesel, and fuel oil (heavier oils such as banker oil,
marine fuel oil, and marine residual oil) are shown in Table 1.4 [13], Table 1.5
[14], and Table 1.6 [15], respectively. These standards are established mostly based
on flash point, viscosity, and sulfur content.
In addition to the physical properties for proper combustion, important aspects
of fuel use in power plants include the presence of corrosive materials that can
damage the local structure and contaminated matter that yields pollutants in the
fumes. Regarding corrosive materials, trace amounts of alkali metals, such as
sodium and potassium, produce detrimental impacts on the gas turbine. And
Table 1.2 Classification of coal in the United States [5,6].

Class Group Fixed Volatile Calorific value limits Agglomerating character

carbon matter limits MJ/kg (moist free
limits % % (dry ash- basis)
(dry ash-free free basis)
basis)
I. Anthracitic 1. Metaanthracite 98 # ,2

Nonagglomerating
2. Anthracite 92 # ,98 2# ,8


3. Semianthracite 86 # ,92 8# ,14


II. Bituminous 1. Low-volatile bituminous coal 78 # ,86 14 # ,22

Commonly agglomerating
2. Medium-volatile bituminous coal 69 # ,78 22 # ,31


3. High-volatile A bituminous coal , 69 31 , 32.557 #
4. High-volatile B bituminous coal



30.232 # ,32.557
5. High-volatile C bituminous coal



26.743 # ,30.232
6. High-volatile C bituminous coal



24.418 # ,26.743 Agglomerating
III. Subbituminous 1. Subbituminous A coal



24.418 # ,26.743 Nonagglomerating
2. Subbituminous B coal



22.090 # ,24.418
3. Subbituminous C coal



19.300 # ,22.09
IV. Lignite 1. Lignite A



14.650 # ,19.3 Nonagglomerating
2. Lignite B



, 14.65
Fossil fuels combustion and environmental issues 7

Figure 1.4 Maceral types consisting of liptinite and vitrinite Reproduced by permission from
R. M. Flores, Coal and Coalbed Gas, Elsevier (2014),[12].

vanadium can also cause “vanadium attack” [16]. The sulfur content, which causes
sulfidation corrosion, also negatively impacts the boiler (fuels with sulfur are never
applicable to gas turbines).
The causative agents of pollutants in the fumes are nitrogen, which produces
nitrogen oxides (NOx), and sulfur, which produces PM2.5 (fine particulate matter)
and sulfur dioxide (SOx).
Due to the exceptional circumstances brought by SOx on the Yokkaichi asthma
[17] during one of the “Four Big Pollution Diseases of Japan” in 1960s
1970s, the
desulfurizer or use of low-sulfur crude oil, which is expensive but avoids petroleum
refinery costs, became indispensable in Japan. Although the nitrogen content in the
fuel causes NOx emissions, which is as harmful as SOx because NOx causes photo-
chemical smog, there are no regulations of quality requirements for nitrogen emis-
sions. This is partly because not all nitrogen content is converted into NOx, which
is different for SOx, since all sulfur contents are converted into SOx.
The constructions of new oil-fired thermal power plants are prohibited in Japan,
based on the communique adopted by the International Energy Agency (IEA) gov-
erning board meeting at ministerial level in May 1979, the “Principles for IEA
Action on Coal” [18]. Therefore both installed capacity of electric power and
amount of electricity power generation for oil-fired power plants started decreasing
with each passing year after the 1980s, as seen in Fig. 1.5 [19] and Fig. 1.6 [20].
However, some new oil-fired gas turbines were exceptionally introduced after the
Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011. This is also one of the causes of oil being
expensive compared with other fuels, such as coal and natural gas, as shown in
Fig. 1.7 [21].
Refineries in Japan also pursued scrap-and-build designs of refinery capacity and
“a shift toward white oil” (cleaner oils such as gasoline and naphtha) by improving
the performance of reformers of heavy distillates and residues and following the
Table 1.3 Coal properties[5
Country Coal Item

Calorific Total Proximate analysis (%) Fuel Ultimate analysis (%)

value moisture ratio
(MJ/kg) (%)
Moisture Ash Volatile Fixed Carbon Hydrogen Nitrogen Oxygen Sulfur Total
carbon sulfur

Australia Drayton 28.4 9.9 3.4 13.3 34.5 48.8 1.4 71.1 4.9 1.4 8.1 0.8 0.9
Newlands 28.0 8.4 3.0 15.0 26.6 55.4 2.1 69.1 4.1 1.4 7.0 0.4 0.4
Hunter Valley 29.6 8.0 3.5 11.2 34.0 51.3 1.5 72.7 4.5 1.6 9.3 0.3 0.6
Lemington 28.4 9.9 3.7 13.0 32.3 51.0 1.6 71.9 4.5 1.5 8.2 0.4 0.4
Warkworth 28.9 9.6 3.6 11.8 32.8 51.8 1.6 69.1 4.6 1.5 8.9 0.4 0.4
China Datong 29.6 10.1 5.1 7.0 28.1 59.8 2.1 78.2 4.5 0.8 8.8 0.6 0.7
Nantong 28.4 8.0 4.0 16.0 36.2 43.8 1.2 83.0 5.2 1.6 9.8 0.5 0.8
Canada Obedarsh 25.3 8.0 5.0 14.0 37.0 44.0 1.2 64.3 4.6 1.5 14.3 0.3 0.6
Coal Valley 26.1 11.3 6.4 10.7 33.5 49.3 1.5 69.7 4.7 0.9 13.1 0.1 0.3
Indonesia Satui 28.8 9.5 5.1 7.9 41.9 45.1 1.1 72.4 5.5 1.2 11.9 0.7 0.8
South Africa Ermelo 27.8 7.6 3.5 12.9 31.4 52.2 1.7 72.0 4.4 1.7 7.9 0.6 0.8
Optimum 28.5 8.2 3.8 10.7 32.4 53.1 1.6 72.9 4.9 1.6 9.1 0.5 0.6
The United Pinacle 27.2 8.3 4.6 13.4 40.9 41.1 1.0 68.2 5.6 1.4 0.3 0.6 0.7
States
Plato 25.1 9.8 6.0 9.3 41.8 42.9 1.0 72.8 5.5 1.5 11.2 0.7 0.9
Fossil fuels combustion and environmental issues 9

Table 1.4 Quality requirements of kerosene [13].

Test item Classification Test

method
No. 1 No. 2
Distillation characteristics 95% distillation 270 max. 300 max. 6.1
temperature ( C)
Flash point ( C) 40 min. 6.2

Corrosiveness to copper (50 C, 3 h) 1 max.
6.3
Smoke point (mm) 23 min.a
6.4
Sulfur content mass fraction (%) 0.0080 max.b
6.5

0.50 max.
Color (saybolt color) 125 min.
6.6
a
For kerosene for cold climate, the smoke point shall be 21 mm or more.
b
For kerosene for fuel cells, the sulfur content shall be 0.0010 mass fraction % or less.

Table 1.5 Quality requirements for diesel fuel [14].

Test item Class

Special No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Special

No. 1 No. 3

Flash point ( C) 50 min. 45 min.

Distillation characteristics 360 max. 350 max. 330 330 max.

90% distillation max.a
temperature ( C)
Pour point ( C) 15 max. 22.5 27.5 220 230 max.
max. max. max.

Cold filter plugging point
21 max. 25 max. 212 219 max.

( C) max.

Carbon residue in 10% 0.1 max.

residual oil mass (%)
Cetane indexb 50 min. 45 min.

Sulfur content mass (%) 0.0010 max.

 3
Density (15 C) (g/cm ) 0.86 max.
a
In the case of kinematic viscosity (30 C) of 4.7 mm2/s or less, it shall be 350 C or lower.
b
Instead of cetane index, cetane number may be used.

notices 1
3 based on the “Act on Sophisticated Methods of Energy Supply

Structures” [22]. The supply for oils heavier than diesel used for power plants is
decreasing, and the supply for light oil products such as gasoline and naphtha frac-
tions is increasing, as shown in Fig. 1.8 [20].
Table 1.6 Quality of fuel oils [15].

Kinds Reaction Flash Kinematic Pour Residual Water Ash Sulfur

point viscosity (50 C) point carbon content content content content
(mm2/s) (cSt)b ( C) mass (%) volume (%) mass (%) mass (%)
Class 1 No. 1 Neutral 60 min. 20 max. 5 max.a 4 max. 0.3 max. 0.05 max. 0.5 max.
No. 2 2.0 max.
Class 2 50 max. 10 max.a 8 max. 0.4 max. 3.0 max.
Class 3 No. 1 70 min. 250 max.

0.5 max. 0.1 max. 3.5 max.
No. 2 400 max.

0.6 max.

No. 3 Over 400
1000

2.0 max.


incl.
a
Pour points of Class 1 and Class 2 for cold climate shall be 0 C and under, and pour points of Class 1 for warm climate shall be 10 C and under.
b
1 mm2/s 5 1 cSt.
Fossil fuels combustion and environmental issues 11

Figure 1.5 Electricity generation capacity in Japan [19].

Figure 1.6 Electricity generation composition by resource in Japan [20].

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she is not shut up like an Arab woman.
Whilst the man journeys afar with the caravans, or on freebooting
expeditions, she remains at home to direct affairs. But this is not all,
for she studies old traditions, is highly enlightened, and far in
advance of the men in knowledge of old customs and manners, and
also of the art of reading and writing the Tuareg language. In short, it
is she who preserves their traditions and is acquainted with their
literature, and indeed sometimes ranks as the highest authority of
the tribe.
Duveyrier relates that amongst the eastern Tuareg the women
take part in the councils when the tribes assemble, just as did the
Iberian women in ancient days.
In the battlefield it is often dread of the women’s scorn which
drives the men to make the utmost efforts to return victorious.
“This trait reminds one of the Iberian maidens, who chose their
husbands from amongst the bravest warriors.”
Descent on the mother’s side alone ennobles, and the children
belong to the family of the wife.
For instance, the son of a nobly born woman and a slave is
acknowledged as free born, whereas the son of a slave and a free
man remains a slave. But, in favour of the latter, certain tribes have
created a particular caste called “Iradjenat,” who, though yet slaves,
are exempt from certain heavy labour.
It must be added that the women have entire control over their
own property.
Inheritance in the tribes goes from a man to his brother, and, in
default, to the son of a sister, but never to the direct progeny.
In such communities misconduct on the part of women is not
tolerated, it is simply punished with death. Captain Bissuel relates
that a native of the province of Setif killed his sister by order of his
father, they having learnt that she was leading a dissolute life. Both
father and brother mourned for the poor culprit, but were convinced
that they had only done their duty.
 On the other hand, according to Duveyrier, the Tuareg lawfully
claim le droit du seigneur from their female slaves, before these
marry.
The same custom is mentioned by Herodotus as obtaining
amongst the Adyrmachidæ in the neighbourhood of Egypt.
The western Tuareg regard this custom as despicable.
The Tuareg have to give their wives a dowry, which varies in
amount. The western Tuareg, for instance, give at least six camels, a
negress, and a complete costume.
These are the principal features of Tuareg customs. They have
many points in common with those of the mystical Amazons and the
Iberians of antiquity.
Even now among the Basques the man plays a subordinate part.
The woman rules and controls the house. “The husband is her head
servant,” who brings to the house only himself and his labour,
together with a stipulation for progeny.

The Arabs.
The Arabs in Tunisia are, like those in Algeria, nearly all nomads.
They reside chiefly in the southern and central portions of the
Regency.
They are recognisable by their tall, slender figures, their lean,
muscular build, and by their dignified nobility of carriage.
The Arab cast of countenance is narrow, the nose curved, the lips
thin and graced by a delicate black beard, the black eyes are lively,
but the expression crafty.
The Arab woman is endowed with a pretty, well-formed figure, but
she is of small stature. She is, on the whole, attractive, but fades
early, being old and ugly through hard work by the time she attains
her twentieth year. Unlike the Berber woman, she is usually obliged
to go abroad veiled.
 As the Bey was too weak to collect his own taxes, he united the
various groups of nomad Arabs to form his auxiliary troops. These
tribes were thence designated “Mahzen,” were almost exempt from
taxation, or only paid in kind, such as oil, dates, etc. In return they
bound themselves to fight the robber bands (Jish) who frequently
harassed the country. Were they victorious, all spoils were theirs.
Their ostensible duty was to assist the Bey’s own soldiers to recover
the taxes. This collection resolved itself into sheer plunder. The least
of their perquisites was the right to “diffa” and “alfa,” which means
hospitality for themselves and their horses; of this they took
advantage to the greatest extent, often pillaging wherever they
appeared.
For instance, the holy city of Kairwan was often compelled to raise
forced contributions under this pretext.
Their morals, as a rule, are very lax. The abduction of married
women and girls is common, and adultery a matter of course.
The upbringing that an Arab woman receives in a tent is not
exactly calculated to ensure in any way a moral tone. A young girl is
from the very outset of her innocent life apt to see and learn much
that to us appears offensive.
Whereas the man has every possible right of control over his wife,
she has only the “justice of God” (el hak Allah), meaning that he
must fulfil his obligations towards her as her husband, failing which
she can demand a divorce, not an infrequent occurrence.
After the enactment of the law emancipating slaves, the men in
some tribes married their negresses, with a view to thus evading the
law. But it befell that the former went into court and complained that
they were defrauded of their rights as wives.
Although the Arabs, as aliens, have always been in a minority in
the land of the Berbers, yet they were the masters until the arrival of
the French. They had steadily spread themselves over all the open
plains and lower tablelands, moving ever from east to west. Thus
each tribe continually changed its territory, one tribe ever pressing
another before it farther westward.
 Long before Mohammed’s day this immigration had already
begun, but it was not until after his time that it made any real
headway, and the conquest of the country and its conversion to
Mohammedanism took place.
Not until much later, in the middle of the eleventh century, was the
great migration accomplished, in which both Mongols and Egyptians
were included. Such great waves, however, always cause a counter
wave. When the tribes reached the shores of the Atlantic on the
most distant coasts of Morocco, the tide turned. Thus the tribe that
claims to be the chief of all the tribes, namely, the Shorfa, or
“Followers of the Prophet,” is precisely that which, having been to
Morocco, returned eastwards.
Yet another receding wave brought back the “Arabs” who had
conquered Spain, and who were afterwards driven forth again.
These Spanish “Arabs” were for the most part Berbers who had
been carried westward by the tide, and who returned, after a long
sojourn on the Iberian peninsula, blended with other races—
Ligurians, Iberians, Celts, and Western Goths.
The greater proportion of these refugees, who are known in
Barbary as “Andaluz,” established themselves in the towns, where
they introduced a new strain into the already mixed race of Moors.
These Spanish Moors are more especially represented in Tunis.
It is quite natural that, in a country so often invaded and peopled
by foreigners who to this day have never really amalgamated, there
should be an entire lack of patriotism such as is found in Europe. It is
as Mussulmans that these races have united to make war against
the Christian. Amongst themselves they are often at enmity.

Mohammedanism.
Though it is an undoubted fact that the various races of Berbers
and Arabs have preserved much of their identity, it is also noticeable
that, to a stranger arriving in the country for the first time, the
inhabitants appear, as it were, to be fused into one race. This fusion
is the result of their creed, for Mohammedanism has been drawn like
a veil over the whole country.
Mohammed, through the Koran, gave to even daily labour the
stamp of religion, and in a marvellous way moulded all the various
races, who thus became “the faithful,” into one mode of thought and
life, which gradually shaped them all to one pattern, although
hereditary inclinations and customs contended, and are still
contending, against such constraint.
The features which appear most strongly marked in these various
races who have become Mussulmans, are their individual absorption
in their religion and their family organisation.
The stubborn influence of Islamism on the community is entirely
expressed in the phrase “Mektub” (it is written). Fatalism has
destroyed all initiative, all progress. How men may act is immaterial.
“It is written.”
To the Mussulmans, authority is of divine origin. Their creed
ordains that everyone must bow to authority. This has given rise to
the most complete absolutism, alike from the Bey, whose title is “The
chosen of God and the owner of the kingdom of Tunisia,” down to
the lowest of officials.
But yet the yoke may prove too heavy—then the oppressed revolt,
as has so often happened.
The influence of religion is manifest in the treatment of the insane,
whose utterances are held as sacred. The number of real and
pretended lunatics is consequently very great. Hospitality is not
exactly gladly offered to such afflicted persons, but they are
permitted to take whatever they please from a house, a liberty often
very widely interpreted. Latterly a madman in Tunis declared several
houses to be under a ban. All the inmates at once fled, and could not
be persuaded to return. This individual was also inspired with the
sublime idea of erecting a barricade in one of the most populous
streets, by means of doors which he lifted from their hinges.
The Prophet organised the family on the lines best adapted to the
nomad tribes, who were destined to be great conquerors. He
ordained the absorption of the vanquished into the family; while the
males were killed or, if fortunate, made slaves, the women were
allowed to enter the family.
This was the foundation of the rapid conquest of North Africa by
Islam.
To ensure unity in the family, composed of so many and varied
elements, the man is invested with the most absolute authority. He
does not marry but he buys his wife, who becomes his property. He
is unquestionably her lord and master, he can maltreat her, kill her if
she is untrue to him, without risking injury to a hair of his own head.
All that he owes her is the “hak Allah.”
Crimes against women are more rare now through fear of the
French; but as there is no legal census, many murders may be
committed which are never brought to light.
Religious influence first and foremost, also life in common under
equal conditions of many generations of different extraction, have
obliterated many of the characteristics of the natives of Tunisia.
Many Berber tribes have been entirely transformed into Arabs, and,
on the other hand, many Arab tribes have been Berberised. Indeed,
there are tribes forming a subdivision, of which it is well known some
are Berbers, some Arabs.
Of the religious brotherhoods, so numerous elsewhere under
Islam, there are comparatively few in Tunisia. We find the
“Tidyanya,” “Medaniya,” and the “Aissaua,” and, besides these,
many scattered “Shorfa.”
In the towns there is more fanaticism than in the country. In this
respect “those who can read and write are the worst.”
Yet many customs and reminiscences may be found of a former
age before Mohammedanism was forced on the Tunisians.
For instance, the people hang bits of rag all over sacred trees;
many fear the “evil eye,” or honour five as a peculiarly lucky number.
For this reason they set the mark of their own five fingers on their
houses to protect the latter. Indeed, it is not uncommon for a man
who has more than five children, if questioned as to their number, to
reply that he has five, rather than be obliged to name an unlucky
number.
If rain is long delayed, they take refuge in exorcism, and will on
occasion even dip their kaid in a fountain so that his beard may be
wetted—that surely brings rain.

The Moors.
Nowhere has all origin of race been so entirely effaced as in the
towns. There have sprung up the Moors—quite a new race of town
dwellers, which may be said to have absorbed all others.
Whereas the population of the interior of the country to a great
extent escaped intermixture with the new elements, up to the time of
the arrival of the Arabs, it has been quite otherwise in the towns,
where foreign traders settled and intermingled with the native
inhabitants.
Amongst the Moors in the towns are found, as has been said, the
so-called “Andaluz,” who were driven out of Spain. Several of these
distinguished families have carefully preserved the records of their
genealogy, and some of them still possess the keys of their houses
in Seville and Granada. They have certainly intermarried with other
families of different origin, but still cling to their traditions, and retain
and exercise to a certain extent the handicrafts and occupations of
their forefathers in Spain. The gardeners of “Teburka,” for instance,
are descendants of the gardeners of the Guadalquivir, and the
forefathers of the potters near Nebel were potters at Malaga.
The blood of slaves of all nationalities has also been introduced
into the people known as Moors.
The complexion of the Moor is fair, or, more rarely, olive; it
resembles that of the Southern Italian or Spaniard. The shape of the
head is oval the nose long, and they have thick eyebrows and very
black beards. Of medium height, they are well built, and their
carriage is easy and graceful. They are considered more honourable
than either Jews or Christians, and were noted formerly for their kind
treatment of their slaves. Though clever workmen and well educated,
their moral tone is not high. In old days the town of Tunis was the
great market frequented by the people of the Sudan; nothing was
considered worth having that had not been made by a Tunisian.
The Turkish element, as represented by the Bey and his
surroundings, has long since ceased to have any influence on the
Moorish race in Tunisia. No real Turks are now to be found in the
country. In the towns, however, are a few descendants of Turkish
soldiers and Tunisian women; they are called “Kurughis,” and are
lazy, vain, and ignorant, and consequently not much respected.
The Moors, or the town dwellers, on the whole, are, however, not
so vigorous and energetic as the nomads and the mountaineers;
their manners are more effeminate, and they are lazier.
Crimes against the person, such as assault or murder, are rare in
the towns, but drunkenness on the sly is common, and immorality is
prevalent.

The Jews.
The ancient conquerors of the country, the Carthaginians and
Romans, who covered it with towns, forts, and monuments, have left
no impress of themselves on the appearance of the present
inhabitants, nor do there survive amongst the tribes any traditions
concerning them.
No more remains to recall the Vandals and Goths, yet the latest
researches prove the existence in early days of other Semitic
peoples besides the Arab.
The earliest importation to the country of Semitic blood was
doubtless the Phœnician. To this is due the fact that many of the
types portrayed on Chaldaic and Assyrian ruins are now found
scattered throughout Tunisia.
At the same time as the Phœnicians may be mentioned the Jews,
the earliest of whom probably came to Barbary at the same time as
the former, but their number was largely added to later, after the
conquest of Jerusalem by Titus. Moreover, it is known that many
Berber tribes were converted to Judaism and remained Jews, even
after the Arab conquest. The classic type of European Jew is
therefore rarely met with in Tunisia.
After the Mohammedans the Jews are, numerically, most strongly
represented in Barbary. They form somewhat important
communities, not only in the town of Tunis, but also in all other
towns, even in the island of Jerba. Possibly with theirs has mingled
the blood of the ancient Carthaginians.
There are also a great number of Jews whose ancestors were
ejected from Spain and Portugal; these are called “Grana,” from their
former most important trading city in Spain.
These “Grana” were under the protection of the foreign consuls,
and therefore have had nothing to complain of; but the old Jews
were in a disastrous condition in former days, and suffered much, so
much that some isolated families abjured Judaism and became
Mohammedans; such they are still, but they always associate with
their former co-religionists. Other Jews—those of Jerba, for instance
—have modified their religious forms, pray to Mohammedan saints,
and hold their Marabouts in honour.
A peculiar head-dress distinguishes those Jews who are under no
protection, from those who are protected by the consuls. It is an
irony of fate that many Jews have placed themselves under Spanish
protection, because they knew that Spain was their home in old
days. Now they are protected by the country that formerly drove
them forth. Somewhat similar is the case of the Algerian Jews in
Tunis who seek French protection.
All the Jews of Tunis retain the ancient Spanish ritual. They are
peaceful and well behaved, and not so grasping as others of their
faith, but they are clever at taking advantage of a good opportunity
when there is a prospect of making money, or when their trade may
be extended. Commerce is therefore in great measure in their
hands.
In the whole Regency of Tunisia there are over fifty thousand
Jews, and their numbers increase rapidly. In the town of Tunis there
is a “ghetto,” the quarter formerly devoted to them, and where they
were compelled to dwell. It has long since become too small, and the
Jews have now spread over all the other quarters, and in the
bazaars have wrested from the Moors many of their shops.
This Jewish community is an interesting study, and one is
astonished to find how in many respects they so little resemble their
co-religionists in other countries.
 COSTUMES

The Dress of the Countrywomen (Arabs—

Berbers)

Over the whole of Tunisia the countrywomen, whether Arab or

Berber, wear a similar costume, which must be almost identical with
that worn by the Grecian women in olden days.
The dress of the women of ancient Greece consisted of what was
known as the “peplos”[8] (πέπλος), a white wrapper gathered in by a
belt about the waist (ζώνη), and supported on the shoulders by pins
(περόναι and ἐνεται). As head-dress, or for ornament, they wore a
kind of forehead band (χρήδεμνον) or veil, and, in addition to these,
earrings, necklets, bracelets, etc. etc.
The “peplos” was a large piece of stuff without seam, which was
folded round the body from one side.
The dress of a Tunisian woman of to-day is the same. It consists
of a “m’lhalfa,” which resembles the “peplos,” being a long narrow
piece of stuff, wound round the body in such a manner that it entirely
covers the back and shoulders. One end is brought over the breast,
and hangs down in front; the other end covers the lower limbs, and
forms a skirt. The piece is so long that it hangs in folds, which partly
conceal the sides. Whilst the Greek “peplos” was held together by
“fibulæ” on the shoulders, the clasps that confine the “m’lhalfa” are
placed rather forward—over the breast. The Grecian woman’s neck
was bare, her chest covered. But it is the contrary with the Tunisian
woman. In other words, the “m’lhalfa” is merely a “peplos” which has
been drawn forward. Many Tunisian women draw the “m’lhalfa” over
the breast, and arrange one end to form a full drapery; others, as in
the Matmata villages, omit this, but wear over their bosom a thin
square of stuff called “katfia.” This is secured by the clasps already
mentioned.
In a few places, such as the Khrumir mountains, the “m’lhalfa” is
composed of two pieces of stuff worn one in front and one behind,
held together by the breast clasp. Over the neck and shoulders is
laid a rather large towel. The “m’lhalfa” is always bound in at the
waist by a long woollen belt, generally white or of some bright colour.
The clothes for daily wear are, as a rule, of a dark blue woollen
material, but for festivals or weddings they wear red, yellow, or parti-
coloured garments of silk, cotton, or wool.
In most regions a kerchief is worn on the head (tadchira); round
this is wound a turban (assaba), composed of a long piece of stuff
ornamented with coins or trinkets. Over this again is thrown a large,
often embroidered, cloth, in which the face is enveloped (begnuk).
Generally speaking, the Tunisian women wear no underclothing,
at all events not in daily life in the country. On festive occasions,
especially in the towns of the oases, they assume a white shirt
(suïera). It has very short or no sleeves. A bride, as a rule, wears
one. The bridal shirt (gomedj) is generally embroidered about the
opening at the neck in silk or cotton, in stripes of black, yellow, blue,
and red.
In daily life they do not wear shoes, but go barefoot. At the feasts
the women put on yellow shoes without heels (balgha).
The ornaments worn by the poor are mostly of brass, copper, or
horn; by those in better circumstances, of silver; or sometimes by the
rich, of gold.
Round the neck are worn strings of glass beads, and in the ears
large slight earrings (“khoras,” from cross); on the wrists, broad open
bracelets (addide). Finally, they wear large heavy anklets called
“kralkral,” that are generally made not to meet.
To fasten the “m’lhalfa” on the shoulders large brooches are
commonly employed. These are in the form of an open circle,
through which passes a pin (khlel).
 On the breast they wear a silver chain (ghomra), from which
depend coins or flat plates of metal. These chains are fastened to
the breast-pins. All these ornaments are made by the Jews of the
towns or oases, and are really artistic productions.
The women do not usually wear straw hats, though some may
amongst the Berbers of the island of Jerba. These hats are precisely
similar to those depicted on some of the Tanagra figures found in
Greece.
In Jerba are worn crescent-shaped breast ornaments, said to
come from Tripoli; also ornaments in filagree work from Zarsis.
The women often carry a little looking-glass tied to their breast-
pins, and also the requisites for applying henna and kohol.
When they fetch water in their great pitchers they carry these
slung on their backs by means of a wide band round the forehead, or
in the end of their turban, loosened for the purpose.
Their hair is never plaited, but is covered by the cloth or turban. A
woman is rarely seen in stockings. In a few places where the roads
are bad they wear wooden shoes. The Khrumirs are proficient in
making these.
Much of the material employed in the women’s dress is woven or
made by themselves in the region in which it is worn, but some is
brought from Tripoli, the Sudan, or from Europe. As a rule, however,
the countrywomen wear only their own handiwork.
In the Matmata mountains and the neighbouring oases I was able
to collect and buy a complete costume, the whole of which had been
made in that region, and chiefly of native materials.
It must be mentioned that the Berber women have everywhere
more freedom than their Arab sisters, and are therefore often
unveiled. Yet many of the tribes have gradually adopted Arab
customs, and in this particular follow their example—at all events in
the vicinity of a town, for in the country the women all go unveiled,
only hiding their faces on occasion.
 We will now examine the dress of the men, both Arabs and
Berbers.
In contradistinction to the Kabail of Algeria, the Arabs always
cover their heads. In Tunis, where the races are so mixed, nearly all
the men go covered. They wear white cotton caps under the red
“shashia,” allowing a narrow edge of white to appear beneath the
latter.
The Arabs always wear a haik or burnous; the Berbers, generally.
The burnous, as is known, consists of a cape united at the breast.
The “haik” is a piece of thinner stuff, which is worn as a drapery,
usually under the burnous, but also alone.
In the southern mountains of Tunisia I found that many of the
mountaineers wore, instead of burnous or haik, a piece of stuff
without hood or seam. In this they draped themselves so that the
head was covered. It was usually of brown or grey wool. The
burnous is as a rule white, as is also the haik. Many of the poorer
folk, especially amongst the Berbers, wear nothing else in daily life;
but they assume a shirt, waistcoat, and coat, as also a gala burnous
(sjebba) on festive occasions. This last is shorter than the real
burnous, and is made with short wide sleeves, of bright coloured
stuff, often embroidered in silk.
The people on the coast near Susa and to the south have a still
shorter brown-hooded garment in place of a haik or burnous, and
they wear trousers. This costume is convenient for fishermen.
A large broad-brimmed straw hat is worn by the denizens of the
plains. Shoes or sandals of morocco leather or hide are worn by
many.
Red morocco leather boots, worn inside a shoe, are used by
riders, also spurs.
The purse is a long, narrow, knitted or woven bag.
The Berber often wears a shirt, and, in such cases, only a haik
over it, and no burnous.
 The usual costume of the Arab is that worn in Algeria—the
burnous and the haik, the latter bound on with a camel’s-hair cord;
shoes (or boots). Of the Berber, shirt, haik, burnous, bare legs, and
uncovered head.
Such variations of these costumes as may exist in Tunisia have
been brought about by an altered mode of life and the admixture of
races.
Dr. Bertholon declares that most of the costumes are of very
ancient origin. That of the Jews, for instance, he dates back to the
days of the Carthaginians; the burnous, he says, resembles the
hooded Roman cloak.
The Moorish woman’s dress is very pretty, but extremely
coquettish. It is overladen with ornaments.
“In the morning she wears a very scanty costume. If one has the
luck to catch a glimpse of her at an early hour as she moves hither
and thither in the harem, she is not easily forgotten. She is clad in a
simple shirt, with short sleeves, which leave her plump arms
exposed. Under this she wears trousers, so short that they scarcely
reach the knees; a little shawl, of which the ends are knotted in front
at the waist, replaces a skirt, and enfolds her pretty form. Her
bosoms are supported by a narrow bodice, and about her hair is
bound a silk kerchief, but her locks fall down over her neck” (Des
Godins de Souhesnes).
When she leaves the house she wears a “gandura,” a kind of
cloak of transparent material, fastened on the shoulders by gold or
silver pins. Besides this she has put on wrinkled white linen trousers
reaching to her ankles; over her head she throws a white kerchief;
and, lastly, she conceals her face with a long embroidered veil.
The Moorish woman blackens her eyebrows, enhances the
beauty of her eyes with antimony (khol), and stains with orange-red
henna the nails of her fingers and toes and the palms of her hands.
The dress of the Moor much resembles that of the Jew. He wears
a tasselled cap (shashia), surrounded by a turban, and a silken vest
or coat, embroidered in gold or silver.
 The trousers are very wide, and fall in heavy folds; the lower part
of the leg is uncovered, and on his bare feet he wears broad shoes
of red or yellow morocco leather (babush).
The costume of the Jews, as worn by them before they were free,
to distinguish them from the Arabs, is very picturesque, and,
fortunately, still universal.
The men, who are generally handsome, wear a tasselled shashia,
often surrounded by a turban. Their wide, pleated Turkish trousers
reach a little below the knee, and are secured at the waist by a belt.
They wear also coat and waistcoat, stockings, and shoes.
Many have now adopted European attire, but the characteristic
Jewish type is easily distinguished.
The Jewish women are not veiled. They wear shirts, narrow
embroidered silk trousers, cotton stockings, shoes, and on their
heads a pointed cap.
These women, when young, are very pretty, but also very
immoral. They are generally spoilt by being too stout, young girls
being fed up to make them attractive for their wedding.
There is no native industry peculiar to Tunisia, but there are a few
which may be considered worth notice.
The holy town of Kairwan is famed for its beautiful carpets. In
Gefsa and Jerba also curious and beautiful carpets are woven.
Clay ware is a speciality of Nebel, where, to this day, pottery is
made that recalls that found in the Phœnician and Roman tombs
near Carthage. Pottery is also made at Jerba in the form of jars,
vases, etc., which are sent to different parts of the country—northern
Tunisia obtaining its pottery from Nebel; southern, from Jerba.
Amongst the tribes, pottery is also made by the women and
negresses, but generally without the aid of the potter’s wheel. The
Khrumir in particular are noted for their peculiar ornamented pottery.
In the towns, moreover, and especially in Tunis, there are
numbers of shoemakers, leather workers, saddlers, harness and
pouch makers, etc. etc. There are also excellent dyers and makers
of perfumes.
In the oases are made fans, and baskets of palm leaves and of
alfa straw; baskets, hats, and great crates for corn, which take the
place in these regions of the clay jars of the Kabail.
Tripoli lies quite close to Tunis, and there manufactures attain a
high level; a great quantity therefore of stuffs—carpets and worked
leather articles—are imported thence. The Jews are the goldsmiths,
and, even in the interior and in the southern oases, possess the art
of making pretty bracelets and ornaments.
The inhabitants of Zarsis are renowned for their peculiar filigree
work.
 POSTSCRIPT

The information adjoined regarding the number of souls included in

each of the Berber tribes, and of their domestic animals, came to
hand only after the first portion of my book had gone to press. I
therefore add it here. This information has been collected with great
pains throughout the Government of El Arad by the kindly help of M.
Destailleur, Contrôleur Civil to that Government. It is positively
reliable, the calculations which I was able to make in person during
my stay in several of the villages, with the same view, corresponding
exactly to those in the table. Only—as an outsider—I must aver that
the number of horses may not be quite correct, but for some places
appears computed too low. As for instance in Hadeij, where, it is
said, none are to be found, which was certainly not the case.
Possibly the explanation may be that the sheikhs feared that the
inquiry made by the Government arose from a desire to know how
many mounted men this tribe could place in the field in time of war.
 Number of Sheep and
Names of Tribes and Villages. Asses. Oxen. Horses. Camels. Mules
Inhabitants. Goats.
Jara 1925 500 40 100 40 700 40
Menzel 2200 600 60 35 40 410 90
Shenini 1040 300 2 25 30 185 30
Ghenush 350 100 4 3 8 200 40
Bu Shma 50 20 10 30
Udref 750 280 70 8 120 450 2
Metuia 1800 200 20 10 100 600 60
Tebulbu 235 45 25 4 38 350 1
Zarat 165 45 55 3 12 1000
Ghraïra 450 100 8 390 1450
Alaia 232 30 20 351
Hazem 1229 210 4 36 240 2880
Hamernas 2100 600 57 37 300 2100 1
⎧ Gassur 900 140 70 20 50 350 10
⎪ Debdaba 1390 115 22 40 92 520 19
⎪ El Begla 1455 432 41 535 1830
Beni-Zider, ⎪ Shelahsha 1689 400 95 1400 10,000 4
South of ⎨
Matmata 1000 120 8 20 400 1800
the Shott. ⎪
⎪ Shehel 1100 150 25 1200 2500
⎪ El Heurja 1000 140 30 420 2000
⎩ Zauia 868 320 35 800 8000 4
Tujud 210 15 30 2 55 520
⎧
Zarua 604 55 27 1 207 713 2
⎪
⎪ Dehibat 100 20 3 2 50 1000
⎪ Ben Aissa 340 25 25 3 65 311
⎪ Guelaa Ben Aissa 495 40 45 3 115 410
Matmata
⎨ Smerten 105 10 1 25 265
Mountains.
⎪ Beni Sultan 632 43 73 1 55 200 2
⎪ Tujan 1071 51 80 3 169 1000 1
⎪ Uled-Sliman-Hadeij 1300 200 200 300 2700 8
⎪
Lasheish 1020 120 223 6 263 2036 2
⎩
Tamezred 1082 50 100 7 400 4600 4
Urghamma. ⎧ Neffat 3830 826 46 221 3371 9926 3
⎪ Accara 5496 750 250 110 1335 6060
⎪ Tuasin 2461 1203 15 600 6945 15,263
⎪ Khezur 3411 890 150 142 1353 9745
⎪
Ghomrasen 1376 565 3 43 684 2848
⎪
Shenini-Duirat 410 80 20 3 300 1960 1
⎪
⎪ Guermasa 460 80 30 8 170 1150
⎪ Uderma. ⎧ Hamidia 287 60 25 255 890
⎪ ⎨ Uled-Debab 389 150 20 200 2000
⎨ ⎩
 ⎨ of Tribes and
⎩ Villages. Number of Sheep and
Names Asses. Oxen. Horses. Camels. Mules
⎪ Inhabitants. Goats.
⎪ Deghagha 585 250 10 34 300 300
⎪ Uled Shada 330 125 42 320 1200
⎪ Suabria-Duirat 153 7 2 2 32 800
⎪ Beni Barka 125 25 7 2 60 240
⎪ Zedra 117 25 12 1 14 360
⎪ Gatufa 130 30 15 4 11 400
⎪
⎧ Uled-Lazareg
⎪
Jelidat ⎨ Uled-Aun 302 100 4 50 300 1100
⎩
⎩ Uled-Ashiri
Quadid 125 30 4 4 80 600
Duiri 1357 63 54 10 280 3400