Authors : Ravindra B.Gohane, Dr.S.V.Deshmukh
Abstract: A number of studies had been conducted on thermal power plant’s operations & performance improvement. These studies depended on certain limited factors like equipment & machinery. The factors such as coal quality & coal handling & their effects on power generation hasn’t been dealt & considered widely. The moisture in coal is present naturally and therefore there is nothing much that can be done on wet coal factor has been the ideologies of researchers. A change in approach is need of the hour. Moisture in coal plays a very significant role in operation & performance of thermal power plant. It also affects the economics & environmental impacts of power generation. This leads us to consider the issue of wet coal as a matter of serious concern. This paper attempts to review the available literature& highlight the effects of wet coal on power generation.
