Course Contents
Scene 1: System Boundaries
- Definition of efficiency and terms
- Efficiency of a system
- Defining system boundaries
- Defining mass balance
- Defining energy balance
Scene 2: Mass Balance
- Revision of ‘conservation of mass law’
- Examples of mass balance
- Intended outputs and unintended losses
Scene 3: Energy Balance
- Revision of ‘conservation of energy law’
- Defining forms of energy in and out of the system
- Examples of energy balance
- Intended outputs and acceptable losses
Scene 4: Stoker Diagram
- Defining characteristics of waste input (max and min NCV)
- Defining throughput (max and min)
- Energy input to boiler (MCR value)
- Defining boundaries of operational envelope
- Constructing a Stoker diagram step by step animation
Scene 5: Typical ERF/EfW Energy and Mass Balance
- Defining system boundaries for system
- Defining all inputs and outputs
- Calculating energy efficiency of the system
- Exploring energy efficiency improvements
FT8 – Overview of Energy and Mass Balance (for typical large grate technology)