Power Generation. Fuel: Crude Oil

marine engines use Bunker-C Oil or engines run on HFO smilier to crude oil you can start looking caterpillar Mack , wortsila, MTU engines

murali

Hello Murali !

Thank you for your comments/advise

rgds

tom

Please carry out a techno economic feasibility studies including environmental costs before you venture it such type of projects.

Hello Mrswamy !

Thank you for your reply/comments. Do you have any reference advise how to study enviromental cost ??

thks and rgds

tom

Tom

Are we talking about Crude oil, i.e. totally unrefined, or about heavy fuel oil, the lowest fraction of refining above bitumen, the type of product used to fuel ships. Both are impractical for micro power stations but for different reasons. Please clarify your terminology and we will detail the pros and cons.

Hello Jhh.

Thank you for your comments. I have in hand paraameters of crude oil in the area :

Data from OGJ 99 were originally published in 1983 as part of series entitled "Guide to Export Crudes for the 80's.

API Gravity 33.7 OGJ 99

Sulphur ( weight %) 1.95 OGJ 99

Pour Point ( oC) -15 OGJ 99

Kinematic Viscosity ( mm2/s or cSt)

Temperature

(oC)

10 15 OGJ 99

Yield on Crude (weight %)

Boiling Range

(oC)

C1 - C4 1 OGJ 99

Light naphtha (C5-65) 4

Heavy naphtha (65-175 16

Kerosene ( 175-225) 8

Gas Oil ( 225-360) 23

Heavy gas oil ( 360-525) 25

Residue ( greater that 525) 23

does this help you to continue your comments/advise??

thks and rgds

tom

Please confirm size, you are quoting 50 milliwatts! Penttijp

Penttijp !

Sorry typing error sure shall be 50 MW ( magawatts)

b. rgds

tim

I worked on commissioning two 40 megawatt crude oil diesel generators in Guam (pacific) but there was little to compensate for the extra complexity to run on heavy oil, unless the efficiency at 180 grams per Kw hour was outstanding. Not a set to install in a developing country. Penttijp