BOILER EFFICIENCY CALCULATION:

Boiler efficiency

80.5270179

Total loss

19.4729821

DATE

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%

COAL ANALYSIS :

LOSSES CALCULATION:

Proximate analysis:

Assume 20% of total ash is bottom ash.

Ultimate analysis:

Moisture

10.4 %

Nitrogen

0.66903 %

Bottom ash

8.86 % of coal

F.C.

23.7 %

Hydrogen

2.18066 %

Fly ash

35.44 % of coal

Ash

44.3 %

Sulphur

0.4 %

V.M.

20.2 %

Oxygen

19.70693 %

Carbon in bottom ash

0.0054932 Kg/ kg of coal

GCV

3187 Kcal/kg

Carbon

32.74338 %

Carbon in Fly ash

0.01772 Kg/ kg of coal

So weight of carbon consumed

0.305718727 Kg/ kg of coal

796.1995641 Kg/ kg of coal

5.948268741 %

809.3031269 Kg/ kg of coal

6.046163184 %

13385.4 KJ/kg
Flue gas parameter :
a. Dry flue gas loss:
APH outlet gas temp.

182.1 T (C)

O2

4.6 %

CO2

14.4 %

N2

81 %

CO

0.003 %

Comustible in fly ash

5 %

Comustible in bottom ash

6.2 %

=
Air temp. at FD inlet

b. Wet flue gas loss

c. Moisture in combustion air
Ma (Dry air for combustion )

5.216385484 Kg/ kg of coal

Moisture in combustion air

31.07319415 KJ/kg

=
d. Unburnt loss

35 t( C)

= Ma *h * 1.88 (T-t)

e. Combustible loss in ash

0.23214244 %

1.510254334 KJ/ kg of coal

0.011282848 %

= (CA*33820)/100

Wet bulb temperater

28 C

Botton ash

Dry bulb temperater

34 C

Fly ash

599.2904 Kg/ kg of coal

Moisture in kg/kg of dry air h

0.02154 kg

Total

785.070424 Kg/ kg of coal

Total cmbustible (FC + VM) (%)

43.9

VM as % of combustible

46.01 %

H2 as % of total combustible

2.38800 %

%C

29.28 %

O2 by difference

11.83200 %

Volatile matter dry ash free (VMDAF)

= (VM - 0.1 ash)/(1-(Moist +1.1 *Ash)/100)

a. Dry flue gas loss

5.948268741

= 38.58575973

b. Wet flue gas loss

6.046163184

= 0.9(VMDAF-14)

c. Moisture in combustion air

0.23214244

= 22.12718375

d. Unburnt loss

0.011282848

= FC/(1-(Moist +1.1 *Ash)/100)

e. Combustible loss in ash

5.865124867

= 57.9887448

f. Radiation & unaccounted

1.37

Volatile carbon (VC)

Fixed carbon Dry Ash Free (FCDAF)
Total carbon

= VC + FCDAF

f. Radiation & unaccounted

185.780024 Kg/ kg of coal

5.865124867 %

1.37 %

HEAT ACCOUNT:
Losses (%)

= 80.11592855
Hydrogen dry ash free(H2 DAF)

= VMDAF*((7.35/(VMDAF+10))-0.013)
= 5.335596183

Nitrogen dry ash free ( N2 DAF)

= 2.1-0.012*VMDAF
= 1.636970883

C , H2 & N2 with ash and moisture:

Total carbon

= TC DAF *( 1- (( Moist. +1.1 * Ash)/100))

= 32.74338

Hydrogen

= H2 DAF *( 1- (( Moist. +1.1 * Ash)/100))

= 2.18065816

Nitrogen

= N2 DAF *( 1- (( Moist. +1.1 * Ash)/100))

= 0.66903

Oxygen

= 100-(TC+H2+N2+Ash+S)
= 19.70693184