| Author | Logendran, Rasaratnam |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.IE-80-13 |
| Subject(s) | Power-plants
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | This study is concerned with the development of a mathematical model for optimal operation arrangement of a bi-fuel thermal power plant. The power plant chosen has three thermal units, of which one is adaptable to
both lignite and fuel oil use and the other two use only fuel oil. Considering the importance of energy conservation, a generalized model that is applicable to most power plants is devel9ped, though a condensed form of it would suffice the purpose of this study. Fourteen different types of constraints that would reflect an actual operational environment are incorporated in this model with the objective of minimizing the total fuel costs incurred. The model relationships are then translated into a 0-1 mixed integer programming format to determine the best operation arrangement of the thermal units, satisfying the power demanded. This generalized
version is composed of 150 constraints and 235 variables including 20 [0,1] variables. In order to accommodate the management's interest, two different cases, namely the operation with bi-fuel and the operation with only fuel oil are considered and a sensitivity analysis is performed on the model. The details of arriving at a managerial decision from the results,-derived, taking into consideration the start up costs, concludes the study. |
| Year | 1980 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology |
| Department | Department of Industrial Systems Engineering (DISE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Industrial Engineering (IE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Oudheusden, Dirk L. Van
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| Examination Committee(s) | Pakorn Adulbhan ;Tabucanon, Mario T. |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Carl Duisberg-Gesselschaft e.V., Germany |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1980 |