Assignment # 3

Problem 1: A coal contains 78% carbon, 4% hydrogen, 2% oxygen, 1.8% sulphur and rest as non-
combustibles.
Solve for:
(i) Gross calorific value of the coal in GJ/ton using Dulong’s Formula
337 C + 1442 [H – (O/8)] + 93 S kJ/kg
where C, H, O and S are percentages of carbon, Hydrogen, oxygen and sulphur respectively.
(ii) Amount of coal needed per day to burn in a 10 MW power plant working with 32% thermal
efficiency (Given 1 kWh = 3.6 MJ).