Overview
I) A 1400 MW electric power plant in southwest Indiana is 34% efficient. The power plant burns Indiana coal with a heat content of 11,000 BTU/pound and a sulfur content of 5.0%. There is a wet scrubber system at the plant to reduce SO, emissions and the scrubber is 90% efficient. Assume the plant operates continuously. 1 kilowatt = 3413 BTU/hr. How many short tons of coal are used daily? b. How many short tons of SO, are emitted from the stacks daily (tons of SO, after being treated by the scrubber)?