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Solid Fuels Problem Set

This document contains 6 multi-part problems involving calculations related to solid fuel combustion, including determining proximate and ultimate analyses, excess air, stack gas composition, combustion efficiency, and more. Specific calculations include mass percentages of components, calorific values, combustion products, air and gas volumes, and heat losses. Ultimate analyses, proximate analyses, Orsat analyses, and combustion efficiencies are calculated from given fuel properties and combustion conditions.

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Solid Fuels Problem Set

This document contains 6 multi-part problems involving calculations related to solid fuel combustion, including determining proximate and ultimate analyses, excess air, stack gas composition, combustion efficiency, and more. Specific calculations include mass percentages of components, calorific values, combustion products, air and gas volumes, and heat losses. Ultimate analyses, proximate analyses, Orsat analyses, and combustion efficiencies are calculated from given fuel properties and combustion conditions.

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Solid Fuels Problem Set

1. A furnace is fired with sub-bituminous B coal containing 10.3% moisture, 34% VCM and 7.7% ash. It is
also known to contain 1.2%N and 1.67%S. Its calorific value is 22 MJ/kg. Calculate the following:
a. Proximate analysis
b. Modified analysis
c. Ultimate analysis
d. Analysis of the VCM
e. Calorific value of the VCM
2. A furnace is fired with high volatile bituminous coal whose ultimate analysis shows 75.2%C, 5.18%H,
8.72%O, 1.5%N, 7.8% ash, and 1.6%S. Air is supplied at 60% excess. Assume CO to CO2 ratio of 0.175.
The stack gas leaves at 300C, 740 torr. Calculate:
a. Complete analysis of the stack gas if air is supplied at 28C, 100 kPa and essentially dry.
b. m3 air supplied/100 kg oil
c. calorific value of coal
d. % calorific value loss due to the following:
i. Unburnt combustible
ii. Uncondensed water
iii. Sensible heat loss of the stack gas
3. A medium volatile bituminous coal has an analysis of 27.13%VCM, 62.5% FC, 7.11%ash, 0.95% S and
1.28%N. Its calorific value is 32.3 MJ/kg. this coal is burned in excess air supplied at 30C, 756 torr with
80% RH. Partial orsat analysis of the stack gas shows 9.78% CO2 and 2.45%CO. Calculate:
a. % excess O2
b. Complete orsat analysis of the stack gas
c. m3 stack gas (270C, 768 mm Hg)/kg coal
4. Dry coke composed of 4% inert solids (ash), 90% carbon, and 6% hydrogen is burned in a furnace with dry
air. The solid refuse left after combustion contains 10% carbon and 90% inert ash (and no hydrogen). The
orsat analysis of the flue gas gives 14.9% CO2, 0.8% CO, 4.3% O2, and 81.0% N2. Calculate the following:
a. % excess air based on complete combustion of the coke.
b. Calorific value of the fuel
5. A boiler is fired with coal analyzing 13.8% VCM, 3% Moisture, 1.2%S, negligible N and a calrofic value of
32.95 MJ/kg. The dry refuse removed analyzes 5% VCM, 27%FC and 68% ash. 60% excess air is supplied
at 32C, 758 mmHg with 85% RH. 90% of the carbon gasified burns to CO2, the rest to CO. The molal ratio
of the H2 to CO in the stack gas is 2:9. Calculate:
a. %C lost in the refuse
b. m3 air/kg coal
c. Orsat analysis of the stack gas
d. m3 stack gas/kg coal
e. total % CV lost
6. A furnace is fired with coal with the following analysis: 36.3% VCM, 49.6% FC, 10.7% ash, 3.4% M,
1.2%N, and 5.1% S. Its calorific value is 29.5 MJ/kg. Analysis of the wetted refuse shows 12% C, 65% ash
and 23% H2O. Dry air is supplied at 27C and 1 atm. The tack gases leave at 350C, 745 mm Hg with a
partial orsat analysis of 8.71% CO2, 1.74% CO and 0.35%H2. Calculate the following:
a. % excess O2
b. Complete orsat analysis of the stack gas
c. m3 stack gas/kg coal

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