A power station has a load cycle as under 260 MW for 6 hours, 200MW for 8 hours,  160MW for 4 hours,  100MW for 6 hrs If the power station is equipped with 4 sets of 75MW each, calculate the daily fuel requirement if the calorific value of the oil used were 10,000 kcal/kg and the average heat rate of the station were 2860 kcal/KWHR a. 1890 tons b. 3452 tons c. 7641 tons d. 1258.4 tons

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A power station has a load cycle as under

260 MW for 6 hours, 200MW for 8 hours,  160MW for 4 hours,  100MW for 6 hrs

If the power station is equipped with 4 sets of 75MW each, calculate the daily fuel requirement if the calorific value of the oil used were 10,000 kcal/kg and the average heat rate of the station were 2860 kcal/KWHR

a. 1890 tons

b. 3452 tons

c. 7641 tons

d. 1258.4 tons

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