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Example 3: ME6213D - Analysis of Thermal Power Plants
Example 3: ME6213D - Analysis of Thermal Power Plants
Example 3: ME6213D - Analysis of Thermal Power Plants
• A boiler is fired using coal containing 84% C, 4.5% H, 4.0% O and rest non-
combustibles. The calorific value of the coal is 33.9 MJ/kg and 85% excess
air is used. The temperatures of ambient air and flue gases are 32.2oC and
315.5oC respectively. Air is made up of 23% O2 and 77% N2 by mass.
Specific heat of flue gases is 1.005 kJ/kg.oC. Determine: i) kg air actually
supplied per kg coal burned, ii) mass of dry flue gases per kg fuel, iii)
percentage of energy of the coal carried away by dry flue gases
• WT = 11.5C + 34.5H + 4.3S – 4.3O
= 11.5 x 0.84 + 34.5 x 0.045 – 4.3 x 0.04 = 11.04 kg/kg coal
• Actual air quantity supplied, WA = 1.85 x 11.04 = 20.42 kg/kg coal
• Mass of flue gases formed (by mass balance) = 1 + WA = 21.42 kg/kg coal
• Mass of dry fuel gases = 1 + WA – WH2O = 21.42 – 9H = 21.02 kg/kg coal
• Energy of 1 kg coal = 33.9 MJ/kg coal
• Energy of dry flue gases = mcpDT = 5.98 MJ/kg = 17.65% of coal energy