MODELING AND ANALYSIS OF PRESSURE DROP IN FLUE GAS DUCT PATH USING COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS

Nowadays, in contrast to the worldwide energy crisis and the global commitment to mitigate carbon footprints from the source, energy conservation and carbon emission reduction are vital and mandatory for almost all entities hence, so for coal based thermal power stations. Higher auxiliary power consumption than the optimum value is observed in almost all power plant auxiliaries, starting from the boiler feed pump to the induced draft fans during the energy audit. Also, the oldness of the power plant worsens this scenario of high auxiliary power consumption.