Alternative to increase the electric power delivery in “Antonio Sánchez” sugar factory

Abstract

Presently work was carried out a technician-economic study for the electric power generation starting from agro industrial and forest biomass in the central Antonio Sánchez of the municipality Aguada de Pasajeros, Cienfuegos. It was carried out an I diagnose technician of the existent installation what allowed to determine the weak points of the process. The consumptions of vapor and the capacity of electric power generation were determined under the existent conditions to know the quantity of electricity given to the System National energy. The balances of mass and energy were made considering an initial investment to mount an I upset of extractioncondensation and a boiler of high pressure, thinking about two main variants: One using as fuel the trash of the own power station and a tributary additional quantity of another central one as well as the Agricultural Residuals Cañeros and another variant in which one adds forest biomass as fuel for the electricity generation. It was carried out the economic evaluation of both variants and the evidences are given that the best alternative is to generate taking advantage of all the residuals.