Carbon Dioxide from Power Plants.
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) has become the villain responsible for global warming and climate change. What is the role of fossil-fueled power plants in …
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How to Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Fossil Fuel Power Plants
Fossil fuel power plants are the largest contributors of man made Carbon Dioxide (CO2). How do we reduce power plant CO2 emissions? Answers to this …
Continue ReadingTheories of Coal Formation - In Situ and Drift
Coal may be defined as a compact stratified mass of plant debris which has been modified chemically and physically by natural agencies, interspersed …
Continue ReadingBlending of Coals in Power Stations
Coal blending in power stations is mainly adopted to reduce the cost of generation and increase the availability of coal. The low-grade coals can be …
Continue ReadingWhy Nuclear Energy? Why Nuclear Power Plants?
Pollution from coal fired power plants are choking the planet and increasing the global warming. Two key issues are discussed on how nuclear energy …
Continue ReadingHigh Ash Coals and Indian Thermal Power Plants
Optimization of combustion in high ash coal fired boilers is of special interest due to the organic and inorganic mix and the large amount of …
Continue ReadingReverse Osmosis vs. Multi Stage Flash Distillation: A Comparison Between Different Desalination Methods
The two common methods of desalination are RO and MSF distillation. How to choose one over the other ? The merits and demerits of each system is …
Continue ReadingWater Desalination Using Multi-stage Flash Distillation (MSF)
The most commonly used method for desalination of sea water is by Multi Stage Flash Distillation. A brief description of how this system works is …
Continue ReadingWhat is Reverse Osmosis and How Do Reverse Osmosis Plants Work?
How do Desalination Plants work? What are the options? This article gives a brief on how the Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant works.
Continue ReadingThermal Energy: Water Steam Cycle in Thermal Power Plants
Water-Steam cycle as a medium for energy transformation is more than Three Centuries old. Sixty Percent of electric power generation makes use of …
Continue ReadingCirculating Fluidized Bed Boilers Advantages
Circulating Fluidized Bed combustion is competing with Pulverised Coal firing to give boiler and power plant operators a greater flexibility in …
Continue ReadingComparison of Circulating Fluidized Bed Boiler and Pulverized Coal Boiler
Circulating Fluidized Bed combustion is a comparatively new technology that has given boiler and power plant operators a greater flexibility in …
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