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Evaluation of fuel options for a commercial mhd plant in India
Author(s) -
Das A. K.,
Venkatramani N.,
Rohatgi V. K.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
international journal of energy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1099-114X
pISSN - 0363-907X
DOI - 10.1002/er.4440120305
Subject(s) - magnetohydrodynamic generator , commercialization , combustor , coal , context (archaeology) , power station , natural gas , engineering , fossil fuel , electricity generation , waste management , magnetohydrodynamics , nuclear engineering , environmental science , combustion , power (physics) , electrical engineering , physics , plasma , chemistry , geology , paleontology , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , political science , law
The choice of fuels for a commercial open‐cycle MHD generator is not as simple as for a conventional plant. After the commissioning operations and the power runs of the Indian pilot MHD plant, the question of early commercialization is being debated. In this context, this paper looks at the spectrum of fossil fuels available in India and evaluates their relative suitability for commercial MHD generators. The attainable plasma temperature, electrical conductivity and the available fuel energy at the combustor outlet are taken as the comparison yardsticks. Standard operating parameters for commercial installations have been assumed. The comparison, which in the Indian context has been limited to coal‐based fuels and natural gas, indicates the latter as the fuel of choice followed by gasified coal.