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Assignment 2 - Biomass Calculations
Assignment 2 - Biomass Calculations
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
BIOMASS CALCULATION
NAME ID
MUHAMMAD SHUKRI BIN MOHD HALIMI ME094836
KALAISELVAN A/L SUKUMARAN ME088968
The operators of Jimah Power Station are interested in cofiring biomass into one of
their coal fired boiler with a conversion efficiency of 34.6 %. Agricultural residues have
been identified as the biomass fuel due to its local availability. A fuel characterisation
study was carried out by TNB Research Sdn Bhd obtaining the following results.
Biomass CV / kcal/kg
Rice Husk 3815
Rubberwood Bark 5091
Rubberwood Sawdust 4797
Example Calculation:
Rice Husk
1kcal = 4184J
𝑘𝑐𝑎𝑙 4184 𝐽 1 𝑀𝐽
𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬 = 3815 . .
kg 1 kcal 1x10⁶
= 15.96 MJ/kg
100 − 8.06
𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐫𝐲 = ( ). (15.96)
100
= 14.67 MJ/kg
= 12.54 MJ/kg
TABLE 5. Proximate analyses results (dried) of agricultural residues
Example Calculation:
Rice Husk
Biomass whole composition – percentage of moisture = Dried composition (new)
100% - 8.06% = 91.94%
= 14.57 %
= 70.30 %
= 15.16 %
TABLE 6. Proximate analyses results (dried, ash free) of agricultural mill residues
Example Calculation:
Rice Husk
Biomass whole composition – moisture - Ash = Biomass daf
100% - 8.06% - 13.27% = 78.67%
64.63
𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 = 𝑥 100%
78.67
= 82.15 %
13.94
𝐅𝐢𝐱𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 = 𝑥 100%
78.67
= 17.72 %
2. On the day of testing the power plant receives its supply of empty fruit bunch at a
moisture content of 16.8 %wt. The coal yard stocks Adaro coal at an average calorific
value of 5887 kcal/kg. Determine the fuel feed rate in tonne/hour, for both biomass and
coal if the operators selected empty fruit bunch as the fuel for co-firing at 10 % of
thermal substitution.
EFB COAL
10% = 202.31 MW 90 % =1820.81 MW
100% = 2023.12 MW 100% = 2032.12 MW
Coal,
5887 kcal/kg = 24.641 MJ/kg (CV coal)
How much it can produce;
CVcoal · X = 1820.81 MW
24.641 MJ/kg · X = 1820.81 MJ/s
1820.81 𝑀𝐽/𝑠
X= 24.641 𝑀𝐽/𝑘𝑔
X = 73.89 kg/s
X = 73.89 kg/s · 0.001 tonne/kg · 3600 s/hr
Fuel feed rate, coal = 266.02 tonne/ hr
Biomass,
14.67 𝑥 (100−16.8)
= 12.19 MJ/ kg (CV DRIED RICE HUSK)
100
How much it can produce;
12.19 MJ/ kg · Y = 202.31 MW
202.31 𝑀𝐽/𝑠
Y = 12.19 𝑀𝐽/𝑘𝑔
Y = 16.96 kg/s
Y = 16.96 kg/s · 0.001 tonne/ kg · 3600 s/hr
Fuel feed rate, EFB = 59.75 tonne/ hr