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Coal Conversion

The document defines various terms used to express the composition of coal, including: - As Received (ARB) which includes Total Moisture - Air Dried (ADB) which includes only Inherent Moisture - Dry Basis and Dry Ash Free which exclude all moisture and ash. It then provides examples of converting composition values between these bases, such as converting sulfur content from ADB basis to dry basis. The document also includes information about the cost of coal per unit of electricity generated, such as the heat rate and coal quantity required per kWh of generation.

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Coal Conversion

The document defines various terms used to express the composition of coal, including: - As Received (ARB) which includes Total Moisture - Air Dried (ADB) which includes only Inherent Moisture - Dry Basis and Dry Ash Free which exclude all moisture and ash. It then provides examples of converting composition values between these bases, such as converting sulfur content from ADB basis to dry basis. The document also includes information about the cost of coal per unit of electricity generated, such as the heat rate and coal quantity required per kWh of generation.

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  • Coal Converter ARB↔ADB
  • Cost of Coal per Unit Generation
  • Conversions – Gross/Net

COAL CONVERTER ARB↔ADB

Definitions
As Received (ar) : includes Total Moisture (TM)
Air Dried (ad) : includes Inherent Moisture (IM) only
Dry Basis (db) : excludes all Moisture
Dry Ash Free (daf) : excludes all Moisture & Ash
(All are proximate analysis values)

DATE 1/30/2021 7:04


To Convert ADB Values in to Other Values
ADB Values ARB Values Dry Basis values Dry Ash Free
Total Moisture ( %TM ) 39
Inherent Moisture (%IM) 16
Sulphur (%S) 0.5 0.36 0.60
Ash (%A) 8 5.81 9.52
Fixed Carbon (% FC) 51.8 37.62 61.67 68.16
Volatile Matter (%VM) 38 27.60 45.24 50.00
GCV 5300 3848.81 6309.52 6973.68
NCV 4000 2904.76 4761.90 5263.16

To Convert ARB Values in to other Values


ARB Values ADB Values Dry Basis Dry Ash Free
values
Total Moisture ( %TM ) 8.61
Inherent Moisture (%IM) 2
Sulphur (%S) 1 1.07 1.09
Ash (%A) 18.5 19.84 20.24
Fixed Carbon (% FC) 39.67 42.54 43.41 54.42
Volatile Matter (%VM) 41.83 44.86 45.77 57.39
GCV 6474 6942.25 7083.93 8881.88
NCV 4000 4289.31 4376.85 5487.72

To Convert Dry Basis Values in to other Values


Dry Basis ARB Values ADB Values Dry Ash Free
values
Total Moisture ( %TM ) 11
Inherent Moisture (%IM) 2
Sulphur (%S) 1.12 1.00 1.10
Ash (%A) 13.5 12.02 13.23
Fixed Carbon (% FC) 52.8 46.99 51.74 61.04
Volatile Matter (%VM) 33.7 29.99 33.03 38.96
GCV 4500 4005.00 4410.00 5202.31
NCV 4000 3560.00 3920.00 4624.28
COST OF COAL PER UNIT GENERATION

GENERATION CAPACITY (MW) 27.5

AUX. CONSUMPTION (MW) 2.5

BOILER EFFICIENCY (%)


85.0

TURBINE EFFICIENCY (%)


30.0

OVER ALL EFFICIENCY (%)


25.5

COAL COST per TON (Rs/Ton)


4200.0

GCV ARB OF COAL (Kcal/Kg) 5135.0

HEAT RATE per KWH (Kcal/kwh)


860.4

HEAT INPUT PER KWH (Kcal/Kwh)


3374.1

COAL QTY REQD per KWH (Kg/Kwh)


0.657

COAL QTY REQD per TOTAL GEN (TPH) 18.1

COAL COST per Hr (Rs/Hr)


75893

Gross COAL COST per KWH (Rs/KWH)


2.76

NET COAL COST per KWH ( Rs/KWH)


3.04
Conversions – Gross/Net
(per ISO, for As Received figures)
where
M is % Moisture H is % Hydrogen O is % Oxygen
(from ultimate analysis*, also As Received)

GROSS CALORIFIC VALUE Kcal/Kg 6474


% MOISTURE 8.61
% HYDROGEN 3.88
% OXYGEN 15.26
NET CALROIFIC VALUE Kcal/Kg 6224.4

COAL CONVERTER ARB↔ADB DATE 1/30/2021 7:04 ADB Values ARB Values Dry Basis values Dry Ash Free Total Moisture ( %TM ) 39 In
COST OF COAL PER UNIT GENERATION GENERATION CAPACITY (MW) 27.5 AUX. CONSUMPTION (MW) 2.5 85.0 30.0 25.5 4200.0 5135.0
GROSS CALORIFIC VALUE Kcal/Kg 6474 % MOISTURE 8.61 % HYDROGEN 3.88 % OXYGEN 15.26 NET CALROIFIC VALUE Kcal/Kg 6224.4 Conversi

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