You have been appointed as power plant engineer at Salalah. There are two power plants, in which
Question:
You have been appointed as power plant engineer at Salalah. There are two power plants, in which one power plant performance is not good. You identify the poor performance power plant. The power plants details are provided to you as fallows: Both power plants producing heat per day is 116848832 kcal; A 75 MW steam station uses coal consumption/hour is 65234 kg. A diesel power station fuel consumption/day is 1254 kg, units generated/day is 352 kwh. The percentage of alternator efficiency is 84%, engine mechanical efficiency is 0.86. The thermal efficiency of steam power plant is 0.25. Analyze the power plants details and conclude the overall performance power plant.
Managing Operations Across the Supply Chain
ISBN: 978-0078024030
2nd edition
Authors: Morgan Swink, Steven Melnyk, Bixby Cooper, Janet Hartley