Computer Programming for Estimation of Temperature of Combustion Products and Cost Comparison of Different Coals

Coal, being a complex fuel difficult to analyze when it comes to evaluate the comparative offers of coals. Moreover the fact that, most of the time, apparatus for ultimate analysis is not available makes this job even more difficult. Computer programming is employed in order to address this issue and this paper provides an insight of the software developed. The determination of the flame temperature involves tedious calculations which are to be carried out quite regularly for handling coal firing furnaces. Software developed for this purpose makes this process a lot more convenient as the input data mainly comprises of proximate analysis which can easily be determined. Following pages reflect upon the methodology adopted and the functioning of software.