Apparatus for the determination and evaluation of coal chemistry based on the genetics of fossil fuels
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1. An apparatus for assisting the operation of a thermal system burning a fossil fuel, the apparatus comprising:
- a data acquisition device to collect data from the thermal system including at least a selection of Choice Operating Parameters, the data acquisition device producing a set of acquired system data;
a computer with a processing means;
a set of instructions for configuring the processing means to determine a fuel chemistry of the fossil fuel based on a closed-form solution comprising of a set of stoichiometric equations of the combustion process, and known functionalities of the thermal system burning the fossil fuel, and to receive as input the set of acquired system data, resulting in a programmed computer;
means by which the programmed computer receives an input the set of acquired system data;
the programmed computer producing the fuel chemistry of the fossil fuel; and
means for reporting the fuel chemistry of the fossil fuel to assist in the operation of the thermal system.
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This invention relates to any fossil fueled thermal system, and especially relates to large commercial steam generators used in power plants, and, more particularly, to a method and apparatus for determining fuel chemistry in essentially real time based on effluents resulting from combustion, associated stoichiometrics, and the genetics of the fossil fuel. Knowing the system'"'"'s fuel chemistry, the fuel calorific value, the fuel flow and the thermal performance associated with the thermal system may then be determined in essentially real time.
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1. An apparatus for assisting the operation of a thermal system burning a fossil fuel, the apparatus comprising:
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a data acquisition device to collect data from the thermal system including at least a selection of Choice Operating Parameters, the data acquisition device producing a set of acquired system data; a computer with a processing means; a set of instructions for configuring the processing means to determine a fuel chemistry of the fossil fuel based on a closed-form solution comprising of a set of stoichiometric equations of the combustion process, and known functionalities of the thermal system burning the fossil fuel, and to receive as input the set of acquired system data, resulting in a programmed computer; means by which the programmed computer receives an input the set of acquired system data; the programmed computer producing the fuel chemistry of the fossil fuel; and means for reporting the fuel chemistry of the fossil fuel to assist in the operation of the thermal system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A device for evaluating an Ultimate Analysis of a coal sample, the device comprising:
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a set of instruments capable of producing the Ultimate Analysis of a coal sample, and capable of producing an Ultimate Analysis output, said output comprising at least carbon, hydrogen and oxygen concentrations; a data processing device with a processing means and a memory means wherein the memory means stores a set of descriptive fossil fuel data based on the genetics of fossil fuels organized by categories; a set of instructions for configuring the processing means to compare the Ultimate Analysis with the set of descriptive fossil fuel data, and to receive as input the Ultimate Analysis output, resulting in a programmed data processing device capable of producing a comparative report on the Ultimate Analysis; means of communicating the Ultimate Analysis output to the programmed data processing device; the data processing device producing the comparative report on the Ultimate Analysis; and means of communicating the comparative report on the Ultimate Analysis. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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