clear; clc; disp('Example 1.14'); // Given values P_out = 500; // output of power station, [MW] c = 29.5; // calorific value of coal, [MJ/kg] r=.28; // solution // since P represents only 28 percent of energy available from coal P_coal = P_out/r; // [MW] m_coal = P_coal/c; // Mass of coal used, [kg/s] m_coal = m_coal*3600; // [kg/h] //After one hour m_coal = m_coal*1*10^-3; // [tonne] mprintf('\n Mass of coal burnt by the power station in 1 hour is = %f tonne \n',m_coal); // End