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Very simple way to find how much air combustion for coal fired power plant with calculated air flow
stoichiometric demand plus excess air.
It is easy theory but complicated to do on actual due to coal has variation characteristic, depend on
carbon content, sulfur, hydrogen etc as mentioned on ultimate analysis.
Pictures logic below is explanation step by step to make easier the reader to understand expanding
logic from simplified to complex.
Simple word can be explanation that air flow demand combustion is change by load and coal
characteristic. Coal characteristic could change the excess air program and has feedback from
oxygen analyzer.
Primary air flow demand is fixed due to safety reason and depend on how much coal feeder flow.
Secondary air flow is total air minus primary air flow and plus correction number. So perfect
combustion can be reach by adjusted secondary air flow only.