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Coal Power Plant Heat Rate and Efficient
Coal Power Plant Heat Rate and Efficient
Coal Power Plant Heat Rate and Efficient
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and frequency carefully will provide greater certainty when calculating the fuel burn rate.
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In short, the input/output method is not an ideal method to track the difference in efficiency at your coal-fired
power plant unless you have accurate coal feeders (Figure 1) plus an accurate and regular determination of
your fuel heating value.
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1. Coal feeders are important. Often ignored until something breaks, inaccurate coal feeders can make it difficult to determine
your plant heat rate. Courtesy: Una Nowling
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