Lecture3Exercisesofanalysisandcalorificvalue)

1. Calculatethegrossandnetcalorificvalueofacoalwhichanalyses:C74%,H6%,N1%,O9%,
2.

3.

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6.

S0.8%,moisture2.2%andash8%.
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.
Theproximateanalysisofcoalis:Moisture2.4%,VolatileMatter29.4%,FixedCarbon58%,
Ash9.7%andSulphur0.5%.Itsgrosscalorificvalueis7650Kcal/Kg.Calculateproximate
analysisandcalorificvalueon
a) Moisturefreebasis
b) Dryashfreebasis
Aproducergasanalyses50%N2,25%CO,18%H2,6%CO2and1%O2.Calculatenetcalorific
power(Kcal/m3).
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.
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.

M
VM
FC
A
S
Calorificvalue(KJ/Kg)

Moist
2.4
29.4
58
9.7
0.5
32023

Moistfreebasis

30.12
59.42
9.93
0.51
32810

Dryashfreebasis

33.45
65.98

0.57
36431

Note:ChangeinbasisincreasesCV.Onactualheatingheattakenbymoistureandashwillnot

beavailable.

5.

C
H
N
O
S
A
M

Drybasis
77
5.8
1
4.8
2.4
9

Moistbasis
73.2
5.5
0.95
4.55
2.30
8.50
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