An iron fuel
combustion device includes: - a
combustion unit arranged for burning iron fuel to generate an
iron oxide-containing medium; - a separation unit having a height orientation and arranged downstream of the
combustion unit, the separation unit including a separation chamber arranged for separating the
iron oxide-containing medium into
iron oxide particles and an
airflow, wherein the separation chamber has a separation chamber cross-sectional area at its top side, wherein the separation unit includes: - an inlet located at the top side of the separation chamber and having an inlet cross-sectional area having an inlet cross-sectional width, the inlet being arranged for introducing the iron
oxide-containing medium into the separation unit in a downward direction; - a particle outlet located at the bottom side of the separation chamber and having a particle outlet cross-sectional area having a particle outlet cross-sectional width, the particle outlet being arranged for discharging the iron
oxide particles from the separation unit; - A gas outlet, located at the top side or the side side of the separation chamber, and having a gas outlet cross-sectional area, is arranged to
discharge the gas flow from the separation unit, wherein the gas outlet is oriented in an upward direction away from the particle outlet at an angle of up to 50 degrees relative to the height direction of the separation unit.