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Power Plant Fuel Consumption Calculations

The document contains 10 problems related to calculating energy and emissions metrics for various power plants. The problems cover topics like calculating the amount of coal needed for a coal plant based on its capacity factor and coal consumption rate, determining the fuel consumption and emissions of diesel, coal, and natural gas power plants given information about their efficiency and operating parameters, and converting between units of energy and mass for different fuel sources.

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Power Plant Fuel Consumption Calculations

The document contains 10 problems related to calculating energy and emissions metrics for various power plants. The problems cover topics like calculating the amount of coal needed for a coal plant based on its capacity factor and coal consumption rate, determining the fuel consumption and emissions of diesel, coal, and natural gas power plants given information about their efficiency and operating parameters, and converting between units of energy and mass for different fuel sources.

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Assignment 1

Submission date: 19.02.2019

1.1 The plant capacity factor of a 600 MW coal-fired power plant is 0.65. Calculate the amount of coal to
be supplied to the plant per annum if it is consumed at the rate of 0.40 kg/kWh.

1.2 The efficiency of a 2 MW diesel power station is 40%. Calculate the specific fuel consumption in
kg/kWh if the calorific value of the fuel is 10,000 kcal/kg (41,855 kJ/kg). Also calculate the amount of fuel
consumed per annum if the plant capacity factor is 20%.

1.3 The efficiency of a 600 MW coal-fired power plant is 33% and annual plant capacity factor is 60%. The
plant consumes lignite coal with heating value of 20,927 kJ/kg, and carbon and ash contents respectively
of 67% and 8%. Calculate the amount of carbon dioxide and fly ash released into the atmosphere on per
annum basis. Assume that 70% of the ash is released through stack as fly ash (or particulate matter).

1.4 Calculate the amount of CO2 released into the atmosphere per annum for using a 60 W incandescent
bulb on average 8 hours daily. Also calculate the amount of CO2 emissions that can be avoided and amount
of money that can be saved if it is replaced with an equivalent 20 W compact florescent lamp (CLF).
Assume that the power is supplied by a coal-fired power plant with 10% transmission and distribution
losses and the cost of electricity is Rs 10.00/kWh.

1.5 Calculate CO2 emissions if the power plant of Problem 1.1 is replaced with a combined-cycle natural
gas power plant with an efficiency of 44%. Let the energy density of natural gas be 55,340 kJ/kg with 77%
carbon content.

1.6 Calorific value of coal supplied to a 500 MW coal-fired power plant is 26000 kJ/kg. How much coal
will be consumed by the plant in one hour operating at full load when its thermal efficiency is 30% and
generator efficiency is 95%?
1.7 A coal-fired power plant consumes coal at the rate of 5000 kg/hour with calorific value 7500 kcal/kg.
Calculate electrical energy produced per day if overall efficiency of the plant is 30%.
1.8 The efficiency of super-critical 1320 MW (2×660 MW) capacity coal-fired power plant in Sahiwal
(Pakistan) is 42.11%. The imported coal for this plant has a heating value of 20.2 MJ/kg. Calculate the
amount of coal consumed per year if the plant operates for 22 hours per day.

1.9 The calorific value of the gas to be supplied to a steam power plant with a capacity of 150 kW is 1200
kcal/m3. If the plant is running at full capacity, calculate the amount of gas required per day.
1.10 A 50 kW diesel power plant has an overall efficiency of 40%. If the calorific value of the fuel is 12,000
kcal/kg, calculate the amount of diesel consumed per hour and electrical energy generated in kWh per
ton of fuel.

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