THIRD CHECKING

GENERAL HEAT BALANCE

ENERGY IN

FUEL

Weight of fuel
(𝑤𝑠+ 𝑤𝑚 )(ℎ1 −ℎ12 )
η𝐵 =
𝑤𝑓 (𝑄𝐻 )

(𝑤𝑠+ 0.02𝑤𝑠 )(ℎ1 −ℎ12 )

𝑤𝑓 = η𝐵 (𝑄𝐻 )

η𝐵 = 0.53, 𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑒
𝑘𝐽
ℎ1 = ℎ𝑔 𝑎𝑡 𝑃1 = 2742.1 𝑘𝑔

𝑘𝐽
𝑄𝐻 = 31280 𝑘𝑔

[1.02 (34.90772)](2742.1−862.9506)
𝑤𝑓 = 0.53(31280)

𝑘𝑔
𝑤𝑓 = 4.0356 𝑠

Heat of fuel

𝑄𝑓 = 𝑤𝑓 (𝑄𝐻 )

𝑄𝑓 = 4.0356(31280)

𝑘𝐽
𝑄𝑓 = 126242.9
𝑘𝑔

AIR

Weight of air

𝑤𝑎𝑖𝑟 = 𝑤𝑓 𝑟𝑎𝑓

𝑤𝑎𝑖𝑟 = 4.0456(10.1723)
𝑘𝑔
𝑤𝑎𝑖𝑟 = 41.05426
𝑠
 Heat of air

𝑄𝑎 = 𝑤𝑎𝑖𝑟 ℎ𝑎

ℎ𝑎 = ℎ 𝑎𝑡 𝐷𝐵𝑇 = 30℃, 𝑊𝐵𝑇 = 20℃

𝑘𝐽
ℎ𝑎 = 57.5 𝑘𝑔

𝑄𝑎 = 41.05426 (57.5)
𝑘𝐽
𝑄𝑎 = 2360.62
𝑠

MAKE-UP WATER

Weight of make-up water

𝑤𝑚 = 0.02 𝑤𝑠

𝑤𝑚 = 0.02 (34.9077)
𝑘𝑔
𝑤𝑚 = 0.698154
𝑠

Heat of make-up water

𝑄𝑚𝑤 = 𝑤𝑚 ℎ𝑤
𝑘𝐽
ℎ𝑤 = ℎ𝑓 𝑎𝑡 20℃ = 83.96 𝑘𝑔

𝑄𝑚𝑤 = 0.698154(83.96)
𝑘𝐽
𝑄𝑚𝑤 = 58.61704 𝑠

TOTAL ENERGY-IN

𝑄𝐼𝑁 = 𝑄𝑓 + 𝑄𝑎 + 𝑄𝑚𝑤

𝑄𝐼𝑁 = 126242.9 + 2360.62 + 58.61704

𝑘𝐽
𝑄𝐼𝑁 = 128662.2 𝑠
ENERGY-OUT

POWER OUTPUT

𝑃𝑜 = 28000 𝑘𝑊

CONDENSER

Heat of condenser

𝑄𝑐 = (𝑤𝑠 − 𝑥5 − 𝑥6 − 𝑥7 )(ℎ8′ − ℎ9 )

Substituting values from previous calculation

𝑄𝑐 = (34.9077 − 3.99674 − 2.04302 − 2.804)(2126.86 − 173.880)

𝑘𝐽
𝑄𝑐 = 50902.26 𝑠

HEAT OF BLOWDOWN, REFUSE AND FLUE GAS

BLOWDOWN

Heat of blowdown

𝑄𝑏𝑑 = 𝑤𝑚 ℎ1

Substituting values from previous calculation

𝑄𝑏𝑑 = 0.69815(2742.1)
𝑘𝐽
𝑄𝑏𝑑 = 1914.409 𝑠

REFUSE

Weight of refuse
𝐴𝑆𝐻
𝑤𝑟𝑒𝑓 = 𝑤
0.8 𝑓
 Substituting value(s) from previous calculation
0.1221
𝑤𝑟𝑒𝑓 = 0.8
(4.0359)

kg
𝑤𝑟𝑒𝑓 = 0.615979 𝑠

Heat of refuse

𝑄𝑟𝑒𝑓 = 𝑤𝑟𝑒𝑓 𝑄ℎ

Substituting value(s) from previous calculation

𝑄𝑟𝑒𝑓 = 0.61598(31280)

𝑘𝐽
𝑄𝑟𝑒𝑓 = 19267.83
𝑠

HEAT OF FLUE GAS

Weight of flue gas

𝑤𝑔 = 𝑟𝑓𝑔 𝑤𝑓

𝑤𝑔 = 11.0502 (4.0359)

kg
𝑤𝑔 = 44.59738 𝑠

Inlet temperature at the stock

Through super heater

𝑡𝑔𝑎 = 900°C, from Morse, Power Plant Design; Furnace exit temperature

Heat absorbed by steam

𝑄𝑠 = 𝑤𝑠 (ℎ2 − ℎ1 )

𝑄𝑠 = 34.9077(3386.1 − 2742.1 )
kJ
𝑄𝑠 = 22480.57 𝑠
 Flue gas temperature decrease due to heat transfer

𝑄𝑔 = 𝑄𝑠 = 𝑤𝑔 𝑐𝑔 ( 𝑡𝑔𝑎 − 𝑡𝑔𝑏 )

𝑄𝑠
𝑡𝑔𝑏 = 𝑡𝑔𝑎 − 𝑤
𝑔 𝑐𝑔

22480.57217
𝑡𝑔𝑏 = 900 − 44.5974(1.04645)

𝑡𝑔𝑏 = 418.2968 ⁰C

Through Economizer

Heat absorbed by water

𝑄𝑤 = 𝑤𝑚 (ℎ𝑤2 − ℎ𝑤1 )

𝑄𝑤 = 0.69815( 419.04 − 83.96)

kJ
𝑄𝑠 = 233.9376
𝑠

Flue gas temperature decrease due to heat transfer

𝑄𝑔 = 𝑄𝑤 = 𝑤𝑔 𝑐𝑔 ( 𝑡𝑔𝑐 − 𝑡𝑔𝑏 )

𝑄𝑤
𝑡𝑔𝑐 = 𝑡𝑔𝑏 − 𝑤
𝑔 𝑐𝑔

233.9375815
𝑡𝑔𝑏 = 418.297 − 44.5974(1.04645)

𝑡𝑔𝑏 = 413.2841⁰C

Through Air-preheater

Heat absorbed by air

𝑄𝑎 = 𝑤𝑎 (ℎ𝑎2 − ℎ𝑎1 )

From psychrometric chart

kJ
ℎ𝑎1 = 57.5 𝑘𝑔

kJ
ℎ𝑎2 = 69 𝑘𝑔
 𝑄𝑎 = 41.0543( 69 − 57.5)
kJ
𝑄𝑎 = 472.124 𝑠

Flue gas temperature decrease due to heat transfer

𝑄𝑔 = 𝑄𝑎 = 𝑤𝑔 𝑐𝑔 ( 𝑡𝑔𝑑 − 𝑡𝑔𝑐 )

𝑄𝑤
𝑡𝑔𝑑 = 𝑡𝑔𝑐 − 𝑤
𝑔 𝑐𝑔

472.1239953
𝑡𝑔𝑏 = 413.284 − 44.5974(1.04645)

𝑡𝑔𝑏 = 403.1676⁰C

Heat of flue gas

𝑄𝑓𝑔 = 𝑤𝑔 𝑐𝑔 (𝑡𝑔𝑏 − 𝑡𝑑𝑏1 )

𝑄𝑓𝑔 = 44.5974(1.04645)(403.168 − 30)

𝑘𝐽
𝑄𝑓𝑔 = 17415.33
𝑠

Total heat of blowdown, refuse, and flue gas

𝑄𝑏,𝑟,𝑓 = 𝑄𝑏𝑑 + 𝑄𝑟𝑒𝑓 + 𝑄𝑓𝑔

𝑄𝑏,𝑟,𝑓 = 1914.409 + 19267.8 + 17415.3

𝑘𝐽
𝑄𝑏,𝑟,𝑓 = 38597.57
𝑠

HEAT LOSSES:

𝑄𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠 = 𝑄𝑖𝑛 − 𝑃𝑜 − 𝑄𝑐 − 𝑄𝑏𝑑 − 𝑄𝑟𝑒𝑓 − 𝑄𝑓𝑔

𝑄𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠 = 128662.2 − 28000 − 50902.3 − 1914.41 − 19267.8 − 17415.3

𝑘𝐽
𝑄𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠 = 11162.35 𝑠
HEAT BALANCE SUMMARY

ENERGY IN ENERGY OUT

kJ/s % kJ/s or kW %
Qf = 126242.9382 98.1197 Po = 28000 21.76242
Qa = 2360.619977 1.834743 Qc = 50902.25642 39.56272
Qw = 58.6170447 0.045559 Qb,r,f = 38597.56852 29.99916
Qlosses = 11162.35026 8.675705

Qin = 128662.1752 100 Qout = 128662.1752 100