Coal based power plant emitted pollution is responsible for environmental burden of disease (EBD) from solid fuel use (SFU) like combustion of coal or biomass. Environmental pollution due to operation of thermal power plants is also one of the factors for acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lung cancer (from exposure to coal smoke), asthma, tu...

This research work presents data of the ambient air quality status of Ariyalur district of Tamilnadu, India. The air quality was assessed based on new national ambient air quality standard. The selected parameters were PM2.5, PM10, SO2, NO2. The average value of PM10 was found beyond the permissible limit at near power plant and near coal mill. The outcome of the study has been presented in the...

In this paper, we conduct a techno-economic analysis of a 1000 MWe solar tower aided coal-fired power generation system for the whole life cycle. Firstly, the power output (from coal and solar thermal energy) under variable direct normal irradiance and grid demand are studied. Secondly, a financial assessment is performed, including profits and losses of the plant project. Thirdly, sensitivity ...

Long term exposure to high amplitude whole-body vibration is strongly associated with the development of back injury. Mobile plant used at mines are likely to be a source of high vibration amplitudes and management of the hazard requires systematic measurement of vibration levels. This paper describes measurements of whole-body vibration taken during projects funded by the Coal Services Health ...

For example, biomedical research on the carcinogenity of synthetic fuels mixtures is primarily sponsored by the DOE and conducted through its national laboratories, which are viewed by some groups as proponents of synthetic fuel development. Although the technology for producing liquid fuels from coal was first demonstrated by Germany during the 1920's, coal lique-faction is still in an early s...

Some coal seams in southeast BC are characterized by fine size consist and a moderate amount of inherent ash. Mining strategies and wash plants are designed to handle these coals but sometimes seams are mined, that are unusually difficult to clean. Samples of a number of such coals were acquired and studied. Samples come from a mine and an adjacent property ( samples GC in tables) near Sparwood...

introduction maceral is a term to introduce organic components visible under a microscope (stopes, 1935). the physical and chemical characteristics of macerals such as elemental composition, moisture content, hardness, density and petrographic characteristics differ. the differences in the physical and chemical characteristics of macerals are reflected in their industrial behavior.(parkash, 198...

Power plant boiler had no arrangement of measure the coal pipe temperature in a continuous basis, though it is an important parameter for any coal fired large boiler. As pulverized coal flows through the long coal-pipe by the help of flow of hot air as a carrier, coal pipe temperature is only the measurement of the coal flow through the pipe to boiler. Low temperature indicates improper flow of...

Benchmarking cleaner production performance is an effective way of pollution control and emission reduction in coal-fired power industry. A benchmarking method using two-stage super-efficiency data envelopment analysis for coal-fired power plants is proposed – firstly, to improve the cleaner production performance of DEA-inefficient or weakly DEA-efficient plants, then to select the benchmark f...