Question: A 1 , 0 0 0 M W coal - burning power plant is burning West Virginia bituminous coal with 8 % ash content. The

A 1,000MW coal-burning power plant is burning West Virginia bituminous coal with 8% ash content. The power plant is 33% efficient, with 35% of the ash settling out in the firing chamber as bottom ash. A simplified schematic diagram is shown below. Assume 3.5kWh per pound of coal.
(a) Determine the input energy using the efficient and output energy
(b) Determine the rate of coal input to the furnace (kg coal/ day)
(c) Calculate the rate of fly ah settled in the firing chamber as bottom ash (kg/day).(using that coal consists of 8% ash)
(d) Assuming that the electrostatic precipitator (ESP) is 99% efficient, calculate the rate of fly ash emitted to the atmosphere in kg? day
(e) Draw an energy diagram for the facility and calculate the rate of heat emitted to the environment in kJs;
A 1 , 0 0 0 M W coal - burning power plant is

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