Biomass fuel is considered a promising substitute for traditional fossil fuels. Amid a great variety of methods for converting the energy in biomass fuel into usable energy, direct combustion is still the dominant technology employed by industry. Because biomass fuel possess a much wider range of physical and chemical properties than fossil fuel, its combustion behavior is similarly diverse (an...

This paper proposes an approach for improving the plant efficiency by reducing the heat rejection temperature of power cycle using Kalina Cycle System 11 (KCS11) which is integrated at the steam condenser of a 500 MWe SubC (subcritical) coal-fired power plant. It is modelled by using power plant simulation software ‘Cycle Tempo’ at different plant operating conditions. Results show t...

This paper a Multi-objective Honey Bee Mating Optimization (MOHBMO) is proposed for Environmental/ Economic Power Dispatch (EED) problem. This paper proposes a new environmental/economic load dispatch model that considers cost and emission function coefficients with uncertainties and the constraints of ramp rate. Due to the environmental concerns that arise from the emissions produced via fossi...

The fossil fuels consumption is rapidly growing due to increased water and electricity demands. An interconnected water-energy nexus is generally composed of thermal power plants, combined potable water and power (CWP) generation units, and desalination only processes. Hence, participation of hydro power plants in electricity generation facilities not only reduces the total fuel consumption of ...

In this paper a comprehensive model of a fossil fueled power plant (FFPP) is developed in order to evaluate the performance of a newly designed turbine follower controller. Considering the drawbacks of previous works, an overall model is developed to minimize the error between each subsystem model output and the experimental data obtained at the actual power plant. The developed model is organi...

Jatropha curcas L. or physic nut belonging to family Euphorbiaceae is an all purpose, zero waste perennial plant. It is considered as a potential source of non-edible fuel producing plant along with its different medicinal properties and grows well in the tropical and subtropical climate in India. The seed contains 40-50 % viscous oil known as ‘curcas oil’. Petroleum based fuel are limited rese...

The change of the human machine interface from hard panel to personal computers in power plants nowadays, demands a modernization of the training simulators, so the trainees can utilize a suitable operation interface during their training. To accomplish this goal, a new hardware-software platform based on personal computers with Windows XP was developed. This platform was customized to update t...

This paper presents a time delay neural network (TDNN) model designed for the prediction of nitrogen oxides (NO x) and carbon monoxide (CO) emissions from a fossil fuel power plant. NO x and CO emissions of the plant are determined as a function of other related time-series such as air ow rates and oxygen levels that are measured during the system operation. Correlation analysis is performed on...

In order to advance the scientific understanding of carbon exchange with the land surface, build an effective carbon monitoring system, and contribute to quantitatively based U.S. climate change policy interests, fine spatial and temporal quantification of fossil fuel CO(2) emissions, the primary greenhouse gas, is essential. Called the "Hestia Project", this research effort is the first to use...