Energy Analysis of a Coal-fired MHD Power Plant
Prabin Haloi1, Tapan Kumar Gogoi2
1Prabin Haloi, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tezpur University, Tezpur (Assam), India.
2Tapan Kumar Gogoi, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tezpur University, Tezpur (Assam), India.
Manuscript received on 04 August 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 27 August 2019 | Manuscript Published on 05 September 2019 | PP: 281-285 | Volume-8 Issue-2S7 July 2019 | Retrieval Number: B11120782S719/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijrte.B1112.0782S719
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Abstract: The present work concerns with the energy analysis model of a 30 MW coal-fired Magneto-hydrodynamics (MHD) power plant. The first law analysis is performed for the energy flow through the first three components of the plant namely the combustor, a supersonic nozzle and the MHD generator. Energy losses of the three plant components are analysed applying energy balance. Plasma conductivity is enhanced with Caesium as seed material. It has been observed that the combustion gas at combustor exit section has the highest specific enthalpy and is minimum at the exit of generator. The maximum energy loss component is the generator and is minimum for the nozzle. Similarly, the component with highest thermal efficiency is the nozzle and it is lowest in the generator. In each case the MHD combustor stands as intermediate.
Keywords: Electrical Conductivity, Magnetohydrodynamics, Specific Enthalpy, Thermal Efficiency.
Scope of the Article: Renewable Energy Technology