KDV-Diesel from Brown Coal

Chemical composition of Brown Coal1:

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Diesel yield per ton of Brown Coal in dependency of the water content

In the following table you can see the amount of diesel you can produce from one ton of
Brown Coal in dependency of the water content.

Water content (%) 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 55% 60%
Heating value (kwh/kg) 6,39 6,04 5,69 5,34 4,99 4,63 4,28 3,93 3,58 3,23 2,88 2,53 2,18
Heating value (MJ/kg) 23,00 21,74 20,47 19,21 17,95 16,69 15,42 14,16 12,90 11,63 10,37 9,11 7,85
Diesel yield (kg) 438 414 390 366 342 318 294 270 246 222 198 174 149
Diesel yield (l) 515 487 459 431 402 374 346 317 289 261 232 204 176

Table 1 – Diesel yield from Brown Coal in dependency of the water content

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Amount of Brown Coal for KDV-Plants in dependency of the water content

KDV-150 Plant

The following table shows the amount of feedstock which is required to run a KDV-150 plant
dependent on the water content.

Water content (%) 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%
Amount Input per h (t) 0,29 0,31 0,33 0,35 0,37 0,40 0,43 0,47 0,52 0,58 0,65
Amount Input per 24 h (t) 7,0 7,4 7,8 8,4 9,0 9,6 10,4 11,3 12,5 13,8 15,5
Amount Input per 5 days (120 h) (t) 35 37 39 42 45 48 52 57 62 69 77
Amount Input per 7 days (168 h) (t) 49 52 55 59 63 67 73 79 87 97 108
Amount Input per 30 days (720 h) (t) 210 222 235 251 269 289 312 340 374 414 465
Amount Input per year (7500 h) (t) 2.183 2.310 2.452 2.613 2.797 3.009 3.255 3.545 3.893 4.315 4.840
Amount Input per year (8000 h) (t) 2.328 2.464 2.615 2.787 2.984 3.209 3.472 3.782 4.152 4.603 5.163

Table 2 - Amount of Input material for a KDV-150 in dependency of the water content

KDV-250 Plant

The following table shows the amount of feedstock which is required to run a KDV-250 plant
dependent on the water content.

Water content (%) 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%
Amount Input per h (t) 0,49 0,51 0,54 0,58 0,62 0,67 0,72 0,79 0,87 0,96 1,08
Amount Input per 24 h (t) 11,6 12,3 13,1 13,9 14,9 16,0 17,4 18,9 20,8 23,0 25,8
Amount Input per 5 days (120 h) (t) 58 62 65 70 75 80 87 95 104 115 129
Amount Input per 7 days (168 h) (t) 81 86 92 98 104 112 122 132 145 161 181
Amount Input per 30 days (720 h) (t) 349 370 392 418 448 481 521 567 623 690 774
Amount Input per year (7500 h) (t) 3.638 3.849 4.087 4.355 4.662 5.015 5.425 5.909 6.488 7.192 8.067
Amount Input per year (8000 h) (t) 3.880 4.106 4.359 4.646 4.973 5.349 5.787 6.303 6.920 7.671 8.605

Table 3 - Amount of Input material for a KDV-250 in dependency of the water content

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KDV-500 Plant

The following table shows the amount of feedstock which is required to run a KDV-500 plant
dependent on the water content.

Water content (%) 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%
Amount Input per h (t) 0,97 1,03 1,09 1,16 1,24 1,34 1,45 1,58 1,73 1,92 2,15
Amount Input per 24 h (t) 23,3 24,6 26,2 27,9 29,8 32,1 34,7 37,8 41,5 46,0 51,6
Amount Input per 5 days (120 h) (t) 116 123 131 139 149 160 174 189 208 230 258
Amount Input per 7 days (168 h) (t) 163 172 183 195 209 225 243 265 291 322 361
Amount Input per 30 days (720 h) (t) 698 739 785 836 895 963 1042 1135 1246 1381 1549

Amount Input per year (7500 h) (t) 7.276 7.698 8.173 8.711 9.323 10.029 10.850 11.818 12.975 14.383 16.135
Amount Input per year (8000 h) (t) 7.761 8.212 8.718 9.291 9.945 10.698 11.574 12.606 13.840 15.342 17.210

Table 4 - Amount of Input material for a KDV-500 in dependency of the water content

KDV-1000 Plant

The following table shows the amount of feedstock which is required to run a KDV-1000 plant
dependent on the water content.

Water content (%) 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%
Amount Input per h (t) 1,9 2,1 2,2 2,3 2,5 2,7 2,9 3,2 3,5 3,8 4,3
Amount Input per 24 h (t) 47 49 52 56 60 64 69 76 83 92 103
Amount Input per 5 days (120 h) (t) 233 246 262 279 298 321 347 378 415 460 516
Amount Input per 7 days (168 h) (t) 326 345 366 390 418 449 486 529 581 644 723
Amount Input per 30 days (720 h) (t) 1397 1478 1569 1672 1790 1926 2083 2269 2491 2762 3098

Amount Input per year (7500 h) (t) 14.552 15.397 16.347 17.421 18.647 20.058 21.701 23.636 25.950 28.767 32.270
Amount Input per year (8000 h) (t) 15.522 16.423 17.436 18.583 19.890 21.395 23.147 25.212 27.680 30.685 34.421

Table 5 - Amount of Input material for a KDV-1000 in dependency of the water content

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