//Kunii D., Levenspiel O., 1991. Fluidization Engineering(II Edition). Butterworth-Heinemann, MA, pp 491 //Chapter-16, Example 1, Page 404 //Title: Single-Stage Limestone Calciner //========================================================================================================== clear clc //INPUT T=1000;//Operating temperature of calciner in degree celcius deltaHr=1795;//Heat of reaction in kJ/kg M1=0.1;//Molecular weight of Calcium carbonate in kg/mol M2=0.056;//Molecular weight of CaO in kg/mol M3=0.044;//Molecular weight of Carbon dioxide in kg/mol M4=0.029;//Molecular weight of Air in kg/mol M5=0.029;//Molecular weight of Combustion gas in kg/mol Cp1=1.13;//Specific heat of Calcium carbonate in kJ/kg K Cp2=0.88;//Specific heat of CaO in kJ/kg K Cp3=1.13;//Specific heat of Carbon dioxide in kJ/kg K Cp4=1.00;//Specific heat of Air in kJ/kg K Cp5=1.13;//Specific heat of Calcium carbonate in kJ/kg K Tf=20;//Temperature of feed in degree celcius ma=15;//Air required per kg of fuel in kg Hc=41800;//Net combustion heat of fuel in kJ/kg Tpi=20;//Initial temperature of solids in degree C Tgi=1000;//Initial temperature of gas in degree C //CALCULATION mc=1;//Based on 1 kg of Calcium carbonate B=(1/(Hc-(ma+mc)*Cp5*(T-Tpi)))*[M3*Cp3*(T-Tf)+M2*Cp2*(T-Tf)+deltaHr]//Fuel consumption(kg fuel/kg calcium carbonate) B1=B*M3/M2;//Fuel consumption(kg fuel/kg Cao) H=Hc*B1;//Heat required for calcination eta=deltaHr/(B*Hc);//Thermal efficiency //OUTPUT mprintf('\nFuel consumption:%f kg fuel/kg Cao',B1); mprintf('\nHeat requirement for calcination:%f kJ/kg Cao',H); mprintf('\nThermal efficiency:%f percentage',eta*100); //====================================END OF PROGRAM ======================================================