A field practice report on the 2 MW rice hull-fired power plant operations and processes at the Family Choice Grains Processing Center, Inc. (FCGPCI) of Cabatuan, Isabela, Philippines

Date

12-2014

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering

Major Course

Major in Agricultural and Bio-Process Engineering

College

College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Ma. Christine Concepcion D. Ignacio

Restrictions

Restricted: Not available to the general public. Access is available only after consultation with author/thesis adviser and only to those bound by the confidentiality agreement.

Abstract

Power generation in a steam generating power plant using rice hull as its primary fuel includes different operations that functions simultaneously in producing electricity. These operations are composed of several systems which are the following: a) rice husk conveying and feeding system b) boiler and steam generation system c) turbine and generator system d) condensate recovery system e) ash evacuation system and f) water treatment system. This report discusses that individual components of each system and the principles on how electricity is produced in the 2 MW Rice Hull-Fired of FCGPCI, Cabatuan, Isabela as part of the author's field practice from April 23 to May 24, 2014. It also gives an evaluation of the power plant in terms of fuel availability and plant efficiency. From the data gathered on the quantity of available fuel daily and monthly from the three rice mills of FCGPCI and other sources, it was seen that there is sufficient quantity of rice hull for the continuous operation of the power plant. Actual power plant efficiency computed, on the other hand, was 14.44%. Also, this paper shows the positive and negative observations of the trainee during her one month field practice. It gives an environmental impact assessment on the power plant operations and processes and offers recommendations on the problems and maintenance observed during the field practice. Overall, the trainee was able to apply her knowledge on previously known concepts in thermodynamics and heat transfer, crop processing and fuels combustion during the field practice and manuscript writing. She was able to gain practical knowledge on the the applications of Agricultural and Bio-systems Engineering on clean energy generation using biosmass power. Furthermore, she gained experience in the real world where one's ability can be seen through his hard works and learnings.

Language

English

Location

UPLB College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)

Call Number

LG 993 2014 A2 /E93

Document Type

Thesis

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