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Module 6 Exercises Problem No. 2

This document contains two engineering problems involving calculations related to power and industrial plant engineering. 1) A steam generator burns fuel oil to calculate the actual air fuel ratio. The solution shows the chemical reaction and use of excess air percentage to determine the air fuel ratio is 17.9 kg air/kg fuel. 2) A diesel engine's heat rate, compression ratio, and cut-off ratio are given to calculate the brake engine efficiency. The solution shows using the Otto cycle equation to find the cycle efficiency and then the brake heat rate to determine the brake efficiency is 63.5%.

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Module 6 Exercises Problem No. 2

This document contains two engineering problems involving calculations related to power and industrial plant engineering. 1) A steam generator burns fuel oil to calculate the actual air fuel ratio. The solution shows the chemical reaction and use of excess air percentage to determine the air fuel ratio is 17.9 kg air/kg fuel. 2) A diesel engine's heat rate, compression ratio, and cut-off ratio are given to calculate the brake engine efficiency. The solution shows using the Otto cycle equation to find the cycle efficiency and then the brake heat rate to determine the brake efficiency is 63.5%.

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Module 6: Activity No.

Power and Industrial Plant Engineering

Name: Gamboa, Ariel C.


Student No. 20151157958

Problems:

1. A steam generator burns fuel oil with 20% excess air. The fuel oil may be
represented by C14H30. Calculate the actual air fuel ratio in kg air/ kg fuel.
a. 14.97 b. 19.72 c. 17.9 d. 20.97

Solution:

Where:

Element Molecular Weight (1 - atom)


Carbon (C) 12
Hydrogen (H) 1
Oxygen (O) 16
Nitrogen (N) 14
Sulfur (S) 32

C 14 H 30 +a O 2+ 3.76 a N 2=CO 2+ H 2 O+3.76 a N 2


C 14 H 30 + ( 21.5 ) O 2+3.76 ( 21.5 ) N 2=14 CO 2 +15 H 2 O+3.76(21.5) N 2
Fuel Air Air Product of Combustion
% Excess Air = ( FA ) ¿ ¿
a

A ma
( F t
)mf
= ; m=MW (n)

A m ( 16 )( 21. 5 x 2 ) +(14)( 21.5 x 3.76 x 2)


( F t
)
= a=
mf (12 ) ( 1 x 14 ) +(1)(1 x 30)
A kg a
( F t
)
=14.91
kgf
A A A
( F a
)
=( % Excess Air )
F ( )( )
t
+
F t

A kg kg a
( F a ) (
=( 0.20 ) 14.91
kg f
a
)(
+ 14.91
kgf )
A kg a
( )
F a
=17.9
kgf
2. A diesel engine is operating on a 4- stroke cycle, has a heat rate of 11,315.6
kJ/kW-hr brake. The compression ratio is 13. The cut- off fuel ratio is 2. Using k=
1.32, what is the brake engine efficiency?
a. 63.5 b. 51.2 c. 73.5 d. 45.3

Solution:

BP e brake
ηbrake = =
TP e cyc

r k k−1 (r c ¿ ¿ k−1) 131.32−1 (2¿¿ 1.32−1)


e cyc=1− =1−1− ¿¿
k (r c −1) 1.32(2−1)
e cyc=0.5

1 1
e brake= =
BHR kJ 1 hr
( 11 315.6
kW −hr )( 3600 s)
e brake=0.3181

0.3181
ηbrake =
0.5
ηbrake =0.6362∨63.62 %

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