Module 1: Fuels characterization and energy balance
  Lecture 5: Material balance in Coke making
 


Using Dulong’s formula:

Similarly CV of coke and tar could be calculated.   

Calorific Value of Coke oven gas:  It can be determined by adding calorific values of all combustible components of Coke oven gas.

Combustible components of coke oven gas

Heat of combustion
 (k cal/kg mole)

Combustible components (kg mole).

Calorific value kcal.

C6H6

736x103

0.1689

124.3x103

C2H4

297.5x103

0.4146

123.4x103

CH4

194.91x103

5.2830

1029.67x103

CO

67.6x103

1.796

121.4x103

H2

57.8x103

5.605

323.97x103

H2S

123.96x103

0.3225

39.98x103

NH3

75.8x103

0.199

15.13.103.

Total 1778.85x103