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Calculation of Dew Point of flue gas

4x135 MW Jindal, Angul

Table 1: Combustion product analysis

kmol products/100 kg air-dried coal

Elements kg/100 Kg of Mol Wt kmol/100 kg kmol O2
air-dried coal of air-dried theoretically
coal required per 100
kg air-dried coal
CO2 H2O SO2 N2 O2 Total
C 24 12 2.00 2.00 2.00 - - - - 2.00
H 2.3 2 1.15 0.575 - 1.15 - - - 1.15
O 6.5 32 0.20 -0.20 - - - - - -
N 0.7 28 0.03 - - - - 0.03 - 0.03
S 0.5 32 0.02 0.02 - - 0.016 - - 0.02
Moisture 12 18 0.67 - - 0.67 - - - 0.67
Ash 54 - - - - - - - -
Total 100 2.39 2.000 1.817 0.016 0.025 0.000 3.857

Excess O2 at 20% of the theoretical (2.39 x 0.2 = 0.478) - - - - 0.478 0.478

N2 from total air supplied (Theoretical O2 x 3.76 x excess air factor = 2.39 x 3.76 x 1.2 = 10.784) - - - 10.784 - 10.784
2.000 1.817 0.016 10.809 0.478 15.119

Note : Coal analysis for Bakreshwar with maximum moisture content considered

Reference : Fuels and Combustion by Samir Sarkar

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Table 2 : Flue gas analysis

Components kmol Vol per

cent as
produced
CO2 2.000 13.23
SO2 0.016 0.10
O2 0.478 3.16
N2 10.809 71.49
H2O 1.817 12.02
Total 15.119 100.00

Dew Point

By definition, the dew point of a gaseous mixture is the temperature at which its water vapour
starts condensing. It is therefore the temperature at which the saturation pressure for water
equals the partial pressure of water vapour in the mixture.

From the wet flue gas analysis, the content of water vapour is 12.02%.

The partial pressure of water vapour (assume gas pressure is 760 mm Hg) = 12.02/100 x 760
= 91.352 mm Hg

From steam table, the corresponding saturation temperature is 49.74C

This is the required dew point