Expert systems and coal quality in power generation
coal storage conveyor mill silo feed conveyor mill silo pulveriser boiler pipes secondary blower primary blower 1 ash removal 4 67 FGD 9 ESP/FF 2 3 5 10 16 generator 15 17 control room 11 cooling tower 14 12 steam turbine 13 cooling tank boiler 8 Figure 1 A typical layout of a pulverised coal fired power plant (Thermo Electron Corp, 2005)