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University of Mauritius Faculty of Engineering: Second Semester/Yearly Examinations

This document provides information for an exam on combustion and incineration for a chemical and renewable energy engineering program. It lists the date, time, number of questions, and duration of the exam. The exam contains 4 questions. Question 1 asks students to explain the combustion process of solid fuels and calculate the composition of coal with a given ultimate analysis and ash content. Question 2 asks students to describe higher and lower heating values, and calculate the heating values of a biomass with a given composition. Question 3 asks students to explain the principles of forced circulation boilers and list advantages and disadvantages. Question 4 asks students to explain circulating and bubbling fluidized bed incinerators, and calculate the power produced and greenhouse gases from burning 1200

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University of Mauritius Faculty of Engineering: Second Semester/Yearly Examinations

This document provides information for an exam on combustion and incineration for a chemical and renewable energy engineering program. It lists the date, time, number of questions, and duration of the exam. The exam contains 4 questions. Question 1 asks students to explain the combustion process of solid fuels and calculate the composition of coal with a given ultimate analysis and ash content. Question 2 asks students to describe higher and lower heating values, and calculate the heating values of a biomass with a given composition. Question 3 asks students to explain the principles of forced circulation boilers and list advantages and disadvantages. Question 4 asks students to explain circulating and bubbling fluidized bed incinerators, and calculate the power produced and greenhouse gases from burning 1200

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UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

SECOND SEMESTER/YEARLY EXAMINATIONS

MAY 2011
PROGRAMME MODULE NAME DATE
BEng (Hons) Chemical & Renewable Energy Engineering Combustion and Incineration Saturday 7 May 2011

MODULE CODE

CHE 3208(5)

TIME NO. OF QUESTIONS SET

09:30 11:30 Hrs 4

DURATION NO. OF QUESTIONS TO BE ATTEMPTED

2 hours 4

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Answer all questions. All questions carry equal marks.

COMBUSTION AND INCINERATION CHE 3208(5) Question 1 (a) (b) Explain in details the combustion process of a solid fuel [20 marks] Medium volatile bituminous (mvb) coal is used for heat generation in certain type of boilers. The ultimate analysis of coal is given in the table below. Ultimate Analysis H N O 4.78 1.33 3.85

Dry ash free

C 89.29

S 0.75

Determine the composition of the coal on dry basis if the ash content is 4.4% [5 marks] Question 2 (a) (b) Describe the terms Higher Heating Value and Lower Heating Value. [10 marks] The Higher Heating Value of a biomass can be computed using the Boie equation which is as follows: HHV (Kcal/kg) = 83.22C + 274.3H 25.8O + 15N + 9.4Cl + 65P Where C = mass percent of carbon H = mass percent of hydrogen O = mass percent of oxygen N = mass percent of nitrogen Cl = mass percent of chlorine P = mass percent of phosphorus A biomass has the following composition: C 52.5 % H 7.12 % O 39.36 % N 1.02 % (i) (ii) Calculate the Higher Heating Value in kJ/kg. [5 marks] Calculate the Lower Heating Value of the dry biomass in kJ/kg. [10 marks] Data: 1 J = 0.23901 cal

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COMBUSTION AND INCINERATION CHE 3208(5)

Question 3

(a) (b)

Explain, with the help of a diagram, the principles of forced circulation boilers. [15 marks] Give 5 advantages and disadvantages of forced circulation boilers. [10 marks]

Question 4 (a) Explain the operation of circulating fluidized bed incinerator and bubbling fluidized bed furnace. [10 marks] Municipal solid waste has a lower heating value of 5 MJ/kg and it is planned to use it for power production. 1200 tons of municipal solid waste is generated daily and it will be burned in an incinerator. The overall efficiency of the plant is 33%. MSW is assumed to be 85% of biological origin and the carbon content of MSW as fired is 0.32 kg/kg of fuel. (i) (ii) Calculate the amount of power that will be produced daily. [5 marks] Calculate the amount of GHG that is produced by using MSW as a source of energy. [10 marks]

(b)

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