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The Effect of Variable Quality Fuels on Cogeneration Plant Performance
Date
1986-06Metadata
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The variable energy characteristics of solid wastes,
biomass and other low grade fuels, when utilized in
cogeneration applications, introduce several additional
plant design considerations. The effects of
longer term heating value and/or quantity variability
of these energy sources, beyond that which can
be outdated by fuel storage, can have a significant
impact on plant equipment selection and
performance.
This paper discusses the impact of this fuel variability
on plant equipment sizing and energy production,
and its effect on system economic evaluation.
The effects of the range of heating values, quantity
delivered, process heat to power requirement and use
of supplemental fuel will be illustrated and
described. The relative economics of alternatives
for a specific cogeneration application will be
developed and discussed.
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Ahner, D. J.; Oliva, J. J. (1986). The Effect of Variable Quality Fuels on Cogeneration Plant Performance. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu). Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /93079.