AIN SHAMSUNIVERSITY MEP 414
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING Spring 2023
Credit Hours Engineering Programs Sheet Two
Energy & Renewable Energy Engineering
1) Compare among proximate, ultimate and polymeric composition. Explain the
importance of these three analyses on the design and operation of biomass
reactors.
2) Explain briefly what are meant by the following terms: (5 Marks)
1- Pyrolysis
2- Carbonization process
3- Torefaction
3) Differentiate between volatile matter and fixed carbon.
4) What are the importance of Moisture contents on the thermochemical conversion
of biomass into fuel
5) Differentiate among
1- Cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin
2- Char, fixed carbon and ash
6) Find the heating value of Ethane C2H6 using the following table if its heat of formation
-84 kJ/mole
7) Torrefier data includes the mass composition of the feedstock:
C: 66.5%
O: 7%
H: 5.5%
N: 1%
Moisture: 7.3%
Ash: 12.7%
If 15% on dry basis of feed mass is converted into volatiles and the HHV of
torrefied biomass on “dry” basis is 35 MJ/kg
a) Estimate the composition of the feed on “dry basis” and daf basis.
b) Estimate the Energy yield on “dry” and “dry ash free” basis.
Take the latent heat of vaporization 2241 KJ/kg at 20 C
Use the following equation to calculate the HHV of the feed on dry basis
