Power Plant Engineering

40 POWER PLANT ENGINEERING Venezuela’s crude oil is high in sulfur and viscosity, and Middle East crude oil is usually low in su ...

NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY RESOURCES AND UTILISATION 41 In 1973 the world oil outlook changed dramatically, following an embargo im ...

42 POWER PLANT ENGINEERING type, the reservoir rock changes in permeability so that further movement of oil through the pores of ...

NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY RESOURCES AND UTILISATION 43 rate. It is expected that oil’s share of the world wide energy market will ...

44 POWER PLANT ENGINEERING 2.8.4 Coal Coal has been used as a fuel for several millennia in China. In Europe, coal was known to ...

NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY RESOURCES AND UTILISATION 45 Resources and Reserves. Geological resources include all coal that may beco ...

46 POWER PLANT ENGINEERING 2.8.6 LPG (LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS) LPG is a widely used fuel in homes. From where is this obtained? ...

NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY RESOURCES AND UTILISATION 47 World demand for oil (according to UN reports) rose from 436 million tonnes ...

48 POWER PLANT ENGINEERING 2.10 Energy Demand Humanity today is on the verge of another catastrophe, i.e., the energy crisis. In ...

NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY RESOURCES AND UTILISATION 49 In transportation sector. to propel automobiles, trains ships, submarines, ...

50 POWER PLANT ENGINEERING million kW would be needed by the year 2000 to meet the anticipated demands. This would mean 8 to 10 ...

NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY RESOURCES AND UTILISATION 51 proper planning to develop hydel, thermal and nuclear resources in India in ...

52 POWER PLANT ENGINEERING The sources which are perennial and give energy continuously and which do not deplete with use are th ...

NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY RESOURCES AND UTILISATION 53 2.14 Bio-Gas Biogas is a good fuel. Have you thought how this is fomed? Bio ...

54 POWER PLANT ENGINEERING There are a number of ways to convert biomass to methanol, but the most likely approach is gasifica- ...

NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY RESOURCES AND UTILISATION 55 2.14.2 Raw Materials All types of organic wastes which can form slurry are ...

56 POWER PLANT ENGINEERING 2.14.3 Properties of Bio Gas Main properties of bio gas are: Comparatively simple and can be produce ...

NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY RESOURCES AND UTILISATION 57 BATCH TYPE BIOGAS PLANT The infeed biomass is fed in batches with large tim ...

58 POWER PLANT ENGINEERING Mixing tank Collecting chamber Biogas Biomass + water Slurry Out flow tank Digester Fig 2.3. Fixed Do ...

NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY RESOURCES AND UTILISATION 59 During the day, air above the land heats more quickly than air above water. ...