Question: A certain fossil fueled generating station operates at a power of 1,000 MWe at an overall efficiency of 38% and an average capacity factor of

A certain fossil fueled generating station operates at a power of 1,000 MWe at an overall efficiency of 38% and an average capacity factor of 0.70. (a) How many tons of 13000 Btu per pound of coal does the plant consume in 1 year?(b) If an average coal carrying railroad car carries 1 00 tons of coal, how many car loads must be delivered to the plant on an average day? (c) If the coal contains 1.5% by weight sulfur and in the combustion process this all goes up the stack as SO2, how much SO2 does the plant produce in 1 year?

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