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 10/4/2023 7:46

To Convert ADB Values in to Other Values
ADB Values ARB Values Dry Basis values Dry Ash Free
Total Moisture ( %TM ) 9.42
Inherent Moisture (%IM) 3
Sulphur (%S) 0.92 0.86 0.95
Ash (%A) 16.92 15.80 17.44
Fixed Carbon (% FC) 51 47.62 52.58 63.69
Volatile Matter (%VM) 22.11 20.65 22.79 27.61
GCV 6426 6000.69 6624.74 8024.48
NCV 5600 5229.36 5773.20 6993.01

To Convert ARB Values in to other Values

ARB Values ADB Values Dry Basis Dry Ash Free
values
Total Moisture ( %TM ) 9.42
Inherent Moisture (%IM) 3
Sulphur (%S) 0.92 0.99 1.02
Ash (%A) 16.92 18.12 18.68
Fixed Carbon (% FC) 51 54.61 56.30 69.24
Volatile Matter (%VM) 22.11 23.68 24.41 30.02
GCV 5997 6422.05 6620.67 8141.46
NCV 5229 5599.61 5772.80 7098.83

To Convert Dry Basis Values in to other Values

Dry Basis ARB Values ADB Values Dry Ash Free
values
Total Moisture ( %TM ) 8.74
Inherent Moisture (%IM) 3
Sulphur (%S) 0.9 0.82 0.87
Ash (%A) 24 21.90 23.28
Fixed Carbon (% FC) 60 54.76 58.20 78.95
Volatile Matter (%VM) 22 20.08 21.34 28.95
GCV 6426 5864.37 6233.22 8455.26
NCV 5600 5110.56 5432.00 7368.42
 COST OF COAL PER UNIT GENERATION

GENERATION CAPACITY (MW) 4.5

AUX. CONSUMPTION (MW) 2.5

BOILER EFFICIENCY (%)

85.0

TURBINE EFFICIENCY (%)

30.0

OVER ALL EFFICIENCY (%)

25.5

COAL COST per TON (Rs/Ton)

19500.0

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) 3.0

COAL COST per Hr (Rs/Hr)

57659

Gross COAL COST per KWH (Rs/KWH)

12.81

NET COAL COST per KWH ( Rs/KWH)

28.83
 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 6426

% MOISTURE 8.74
% HYDROGEN 5
% OXYGEN 80
NET CALROIFIC VALUE Kcal/Kg 6106.6