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1-What are the various coal analysis are carried out in plant lab?

Surface moisture
Inherent moisture Home

Total moisture

Volatile matter
Ash
Fixed carbon
Unburned carbon

Moisture in ash
GCV by Bomb calorimeter & by calculation
Sieve analysis

2-How do you calculate the surface moisture (SM) of coal?

Take 100 gram of coal sample whose size is < 12.5 mm & keep this sample in lab
for 24 hours at atmospheric condition.

Then calculate the surface moisture = Loss in weight X 100 / Weight of the
sample (100 gram)

For example: After drying the 100 gram coal in lab for 24 hours its total becomes
92 gram then,

Surface moisture = (100-92) X 100 / 100 = 8%

3- How do you calculate the Inherent moisture (IM) of coal?

After analysis of surface moisture, take 5 gram of coal sample & powder it to 212
microns or 0.212 mm & keep it in oven at temperature 108 deg C for 1 Hr

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Sample is then cooled & is weighed & IM is calculated as Followers

Inherent Moisture = = Loss in weight X 100 / Weight of the sample (5 gram) Followers (1)
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4-What do you mean by Total moisture (TM) of coal? & how do you calculate
the Total Moisture of coal?
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Coal containing free visible & non visible water is called total moisture of coal.
The total moisture of coal is due to rain or coal in contact with water.
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Take 100 gram of coal sample of size < 12.5mm & keep it in oven for 1 hour at
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108 deg C

Sample is then cooled & is weighed & TM is calculated as

Total Moisture = Loss in weight X 100 / Weight of the sample (100 gram)
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Total moisture is the sum of IM & SM

5-How do you calculate Volatile matter present in coal? Labels

Take 2 gram of moisture free coal sample & keep it in muffle furnace for 7 minutes Boiler
at 900 deg C temperature. Then cool it in desiccator for 15 minutes. Then sample Efficiency & performance
is again weighed for final weight.
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Volatile matter = Loss in weight X 100 / Weight of the sample (2 gram) energy conservation & thumb rules in power
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6-How do you calculate the percentage of ash present in coal?
ESP
Take 1 gram of coal sample & keep it in muffle furnace for 1 Hr at 900 deg C fuel handling
temperature. Then cool it in desiccator for 15 minutes. Then sample is again
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weighed for final weight.
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Ash % = Residual weight X 100 / Total weight of the sample (1 gram)
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7-Write down the formula for calculating Fixed Carbon (FC) steam turbine

Fixed carbon FC = 100-(TM+VM+Ash) Water treatment plant

8-How do you calculate the unburned carbon in ash sample?

Take 1 gram of ash sample & burn it in muffle furnace for 1 hr at temperature 900
deg c. Then cool it in desiccator for 15 minutes. Then sample is again weighed for
final weight.

% of unburned carbon = Loss in weight X 100 / Weight of the sample (1

gram)

9-How do you convert GCV of coal from Air dried basis (ADB) to As
received basis (ARB) & Vice versa?

GCV ADB to ARB =GCVADB X (100-TM) / (100-IM)

GCV ARB to ADB =GCVARB X (100-IM) / (100-TM)

10-How do you convert coal GCV from ADB to Dried basis?

ADB to DB = GCVADB X 100 / (100-IM)

11-What are the two different types of coal analysis?

Proximate Analysis & Ultimate analysis

12-What parameters of coal are analysed in proximate analysis of coal?

Moisture, Volatile matter, Ash & Fixed carbon

13- What parameters of coal are analysed in Ultimate analysis of coal?

Total Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen & Sulphur

14-How do you convert Higher Calorific value of coal into Lower calorific
Value coal?

LCV = HCV - (9 X H2 X 586)

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15-A coal sample of HCV 5100 kcal/kg having 3.5% of hydrogen in it, then
calculate the LCV
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LCV = HCV - (9 X H2 X 586) = 5100 – (9 X 3.5% X 586) = 4915.41 kcal/kg

16-A coal sample of GCV 4800 kcal/kg having total moisture 18%, then
calculate the Net calorific value (NCV) of coal

NCV = GCV-(10.02 X Moisture) = 4800 – (10.02 X 18) = 4619.64 kcal/kg

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Anonymous 23 November 2022 at 16:18

excellent write up easy to understand, thank a lot to the autor

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