Lecture3Exercisesofanalysisandcalorificvalue)

1. Calculatethegrossandnetcalorificvalueofacoalwhichanalyses:C74%,H6%,N1%,O9%,
S0.8%,moisture2.2%andash8%.
2. Theultimateanalysisofacoal(moistbasisin%):C69.8,H4.6,N1.4,O8.5,S2.5,H2O4.5
andash8.7.Thegrosscalorificvalue,moistbasis,is29920KJ/Kg.Calculate,bymeansofthe
Dulongformula,thegrosscalorificvalue,moistbasis,ofthecoal.
3. Theproximateanalysisofcoalis:Moisture2.4%,VolatileMatter29.4%,FixedCarbon58%,
Ash9.7%andSulphur0.5%.Itsgrosscalorificvalueis7650Kcal/Kg.Calculateproximate
analysisandcalorificvalueon
a) Moisturefreebasis
b) Dryashfreebasis
4. Aproducergasanalyses50%N2,25%CO,18%H2,6%CO2and1%O2.Calculatenetcalorific
power(Kcal/m3).
5. Theultimateanalysisofbituminouscoal(drybasis%)is:C77,H5.8,N1.7,O4.8,S2.5and
ash9.Themoisturecontentis5%.Thegrosscalorificpoweris7650Kcal/Kgondrybasis.
Calculate
a) Grosscalorificvalue,moistbasis
b) Netcalorificvalue,drybasis
c) Netcalorificvalue,moistbasis
d) Grosscalorificvalue,drybasisusingDulongformula.
6. Comparethegrossandnetcalorificvalueonmoistanddrybasisof(a)bituminouscoaland
(b)anthracitecoal.Thecompositionsare
Bituminouscoal(wt%) Anthracitecoal(wt%)
Carbon 78 84
Hydrogen 5 1.9
Oxygen 4.5 4
Nitrogen 1.2 0.6
Ash 7 6.7
Moisture 4.3 2.8












 Solutionstoselectedproblems



1. GCV=339%C+1427(%H%O/8)+22%S
=32060.2KJ/Kg
NCV=GCV24.44(9%H+%M)
=30630.26KJ/Kg
ThusNCV=0.955timesGCVinthiscase.

3.
Moist Moistfreebasis Dryashfreebasis
M 2.4
VM 29.4 30.12 33.45
FC 58 59.42 65.98
A 9.7 9.93
S 0.5 0.51 0.57
Calorificvalue(KJ/Kg) 32023 32810 36431

Note:ChangeinbasisincreasesCV.Onactualheatingheattakenbymoistureandashwillnot
beavailable.
5.

Drybasis Moistbasis
C 77 73.2
H 5.8 5.5
N 1 0.95
O 4.8 4.55
S 2.4 2.30

A 9 8.50
M 5

GCVMoistbasis=33873.2+1422(5.54.55/8)+222.3
=31804.2KJ/Kg
NCVMoistbasis=GCV24.44(5.59+5)
=30472.2KJ/Kg
NCVDrybasis=NCVmoistbasis100/(100%M)
=32076KJ/Kg
GCVDrybasisDulongformula=77338+1422(5.84.8/8)+222.4
=33473.2KJ/Kg

Thereportedvalueis0.95timessmallerthancalculatedbyDulongformula.

Answersforotherquestions:

2)GCV=28765.2KJ/Kg

4)NCV=5210KJ/m3

6)GCV(Bituminous)=7831Kcal/Kg

GCV(Anthracite)=7281.4Kcal/Kg