MATERIAL AND ENERGY BALANCE FOR RUBBER WOOD CHIP BURNING BOILER

Ultimate analysis of rubber wood chip composition of dry rubber wood with ash component C H N S O Ash wt % 45.89 5.64 0.20 0.00 47.18 1.10

(S. Kaewluan, 2011)

Schematic diagram of Boiler

W, Hw

A1 G1 Y1 F Xf W A2 H1 Hf H2 Hw y

total inlet air flow rate dry air flow rate in inlet air kg of moisture/ kg of dry air dry wood chip mass flow rate moisture content of wood chip in dry basis exhausted ash flow rate total exhausted air flow rate enthalpy of inlet air enthalpy of firewood enthalpy of exhaust air enthalpy of ash exhausted excess air percentage Mass

Material and energy balance equations

1. overall material balance ( 2. Enthalpy balance )

Material balance data Combustion reactions

C Mass per 1kg of dry wood chip Moles (kmol/kg) Mass of oxygen required for complete combustion(kg/1kg of dry wood) Mass of CO2 produced per1kg of dry wood Mass of H2O produced per 100kg of dry wood 0.4589

H 0.0564

= 0.5076

Theoretical oxygen required for complete combustion of 1kg of dry wood chip= = 1.675 kg

Mass of oxygen available in 1kg of dry wood Net oxygen requirement for complete combustion of 1kg of dry wood chip

kg

= (1.675-0.4718) kg = 1.203kg

Theoretical air required for complete combustion of 1kg of dry wood chip

= = 5.1853 kg

Excess air percentage (y) Dry combustion air flow rate (G1) Specific humidity of air at 30oC, having 80% relative humidity (Y1) Total combustion air flow rate for 1kg of dry woodchip (A1)

= y% = = 0.021 kg H2O/kg of dry air =

flue gas flow rate and composition Oxygen in flue gas = oxygen supplied by combustion air oxygen consumed = Moisture in flue gas = moisture from wood + moisture from air + moisture as product = F. xf + G1. Y1 + 0.5076 = 1.xf + CO2 in flue gas = CO2 from combustion air + CO2 as product = G10.00046 + N2 in flue gas Ar in flue gas = G10.7547 = G10.011 CO2 + O2 + H2O + Ar + N2

Total flue gas flow rate =

mass of ash produced; ( )

Energy balance data Calorific value of rubber wood in dry basis (Hf) H1 Cp of ash

= 17.1 MJ/kg = 90 kJ/kg = 1.1 kJ/kg.oC

Flue gas temperature = Tf Ash temperature Hw = Ta =

Calculation of H2

Average Cp of flue gas =

All the unknown parameters can be calculated assuming value for excess air percentage and further substituting measured variables for following variables, Flue gas temperature (Ta) Temperature of ash (Ta) Moisture content of firewood in dry basis Firewood feed Then calculated Qout value is 16439.04 kJ Go to the spread sheet = 150oC = 200oC = 30% = 1kg