Generating stations 3
Question = A thermal station has the following data = maximum demand = 20000 kilowatt , load factor = 40% , boiler efficiency = 85% , turbine efficiency = 90% , coal consumption = 0.9 kg per kwh , cost of one ton of coal = RS 300 , determine (1) thermal efficiency (2) coal bill per annum .( 1ton = 1000 kg ) .
Solution = thermal efficiency = efficiency boiler × efficiency turbine , = 0.85 × 0.9 = 0.765 or 76.5 % , answer ✓
(2) formula , coal bill / annum = coal consumption × unit generated/annum ,
» unit generated/annum = maximum demand × load factor ×hour in a year ,
» 20,000 × 0.4 × 8760 = 7008 × 10⁴ kWh ,
» coal consumption in 1 kwh = 0.9 kg ,
» 7008 ×10⁴ kWh = 0.9 ×7008 ×10⁴ = 63072000 kg ,
» for ton = ÷ 1000 = 63072 tons ,
» annual coal bill = RS 300 × 63072 , = RS 1,89,21,600 , answer ✓
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