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Boiler Probset

This document contains 8 multiple choice questions about boiler operations, steam generation rates, fuel consumption rates, and particulate emissions. The questions cover topics such as calculating heating values from specific gravity readings, determining evaporation rates given boiler ratings and surface areas, computing steam generation rates given boiler efficiencies and enthalpy values, and calculating particulate emissions rates per unit of heat input.

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Boiler Probset

This document contains 8 multiple choice questions about boiler operations, steam generation rates, fuel consumption rates, and particulate emissions. The questions cover topics such as calculating heating values from specific gravity readings, determining evaporation rates given boiler ratings and surface areas, computing steam generation rates given boiler efficiencies and enthalpy values, and calculating particulate emissions rates per unit of heat input.

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1.

Fuel oil in a day tank for use of an industrial boiler is tested


with hydrometer. The hydrometer reading indicates a S.G. = 0.924
when the temperature of the oil in the tank is 35 oC. Calculate the
higher heating value of the fuel?
A. 43,852.13 KJ/kg B. 53,852.13 KJ/kg C. 58,352.13 KJ/kg D. 48,352.13 KJ/kg
2. What is the rate of evaporation of water tube boiler if the
factor of evaporation is 1.10 percent rating of 200% and the
heating surface area is 250m3?
A. 7,817.16 kg/hr B. 7,898.67 kg/hr C. 6,789.45 kg/hr D. 5,768.54 kg/hr
3. What is the water rate in kg/hr of an auxiliary boiler which
produces steam at 0.80 MPa and 98% dry from feedwater at 43 C. The
fuel calorific value is equivalent to that of fuel oil of 25 API
rating burned at the rate of 1.2 metric tons per day. Assume an
efficiency of 70%
Steam properties: at 800 kPa, hfg=2048 kJ/kg, hf=721 kJ/kg
A. 580 B. 622 C. 700 D. 480
4. A Rankine cycle operates with a thermal efficiency of 40% and
the factor of evaporation of the boiler is 1.15. Determine the mass
flow rate of steam if the cycle power output is 5.5 MW.
A. 5.3 kg/s B. 4.3 kg/s C. 3.5 kg/s D. 6.3 kg/s
5. The percent rating water tube boiler is 200%, factor of
evaporation is 1.10, ad the heating surface is 400 ft2. Determine
the rate of evaporation in kg/hr.
A. 1631 B. 1831 C. 1138 D. 1813
6. A boiler operates at 82.5% efficiency while the mass of steam
generated is 408,200 kg in 5 hrs. The enthalpy of steam is 3187
kJ/kg and feed is 604.83 kJ/kg while the fuel used for boiler has a
heating value of 32,567.85 kJ/kg. Find the mass of the fuel needed
per day in metric tons.
A. 168.3 B. 183.8 C. 138.8 D. 318.8
A boiler plant generates 225,000 lb of steam and burns 13.9 tons of
coal per hour. The coal has a heating value of 11,400 Btu/lb. A
test of the particulates leaving the boiler shows that 3804 lb of
particulate is being discharged per hour. What is the particulate
discharged per million Btu heat input to the furnace?
A. 12 lb/106 Btu B. 14 lb/106 Btu
C. 15 lb/106 Btu D. 16 lb/106 Btu

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