GATE MN · 2023 · MN
Question 56: Mineral Economics
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Question 56
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A thermal power station receives coal of calorific value 4000 kcal/kg and uses 700 tonnes of coal every day. Assuming 860 kcal is the heat equivalent of 1.0 kWh, for a thermal efficiency of 40% and electrical efficiency of 85% the power generation per day in MWh is _____.
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GATE MN 2023 · Paper 1
Mining Engineering · Original paper archive
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- Mining Engineering
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- Numerical answer (NAT)
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- 2 marks
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