Research Article

Bagasse Electricity Potential of Conventional Sugarcane Factories

Table 8

Operational conditions: quantity and units.

Operational conditionsQuantityUnits

1Average cane milled/year402,741TC
2Cane milling/h46TCH
3Average bagasse production13.8t/h
4Steam capacity108t/h
5Average steam pressure22Bar (g)
6Average steam temperature300°C
7Direct steam supply to process at pressure-reducing valve10-15t/h
8Average electricity demand for the factory2.8MW
9Annual factory availability (effective working days)275Days