@article{MAKHILLJEAS2020152419499,
    title = {Thermodynamics Analysis of Rice Husk Fired Furnace},
    journal = {Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences},
    volume = {15},
    number = {24},
    pages = {3747-3758},
    year = {2020},
    issn = {1816-949x},
    doi = {jeasci.2020.3747.3758},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1816-949x&doi=jeasci.2020.3747.3758},
    author = {Ram,Ajay and},
    keywords = {Energy,efficiency,energy losses,moisture reduction,drying temperature,specific rice husk consumptions},
    abstract = {The main objective of this research is to make
thermodynamics analysis of rice husk fired furnace used
in solar-rice husk hybrid steam power plant with moisture
reduction of rice husk in Rice Husk Dryer at different
temperature before feeding to the furnace. Rice husk is
dried by passing flue gas to Rice Husk Dryer in counter
flow direction. Feeding with dry rice husk at different
temperature was found to increase plant fuel efficiency, to
increase in furnace efficiency and to decrease in
specific rice husk consumption. The result showed
that specific fuel consumption was reduced from
1.761-0.974 kg kWh<sup>&#150;1</sup> at 110&deg;C for 50 bar operating
pressure on reduction of moisture from 0-100%. Furnace
efficiency was found to increase from 52-94.05% at
110&deg;C temperature on moisture removal from 0-100%.
Plant fuel efficiency was found to increase from
16.23-29.32% at 50 bar on removing moisture content
from 0-100% for drying temperature of 110&deg;C. The
efficiency of furnace increased with moisture removal
before feeding to furnace was validated with actual rice
husk fired furnaces. The difference of results of this
research with actual furnaces for efficiency increment
with moisture reduction of rice husk were found to be
0.04 and 0.09% only on 25% removal of moisture
content.}
    }