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This document contains 13 problems related to calculating combustion properties such as theoretical air and oxygen requirements, product compositions, and air-fuel ratios for various fuels. The fuels include carbon, hydrogen, ethanol, octane, pine bark, bituminous coal, butane, and solid fuels of unspecified composition. The goals are to determine theoretical combustion quantities and perform boiler efficiency calculations using proximate and ultimate fuel analyses and flue gas compositions.

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Problem Sheet and Statement

This document contains 13 problems related to calculating combustion properties such as theoretical air and oxygen requirements, product compositions, and air-fuel ratios for various fuels. The fuels include carbon, hydrogen, ethanol, octane, pine bark, bituminous coal, butane, and solid fuels of unspecified composition. The goals are to determine theoretical combustion quantities and perform boiler efficiency calculations using proximate and ultimate fuel analyses and flue gas compositions.

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Department of Mechanical Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology New Delhi


II Semester -- 2010 2011
MEL 725 POWER PLANT STEAM GENERATORS
PROBLEM SET - 2

Problem 1: Calculate the theoretical oxygen and air required to burn 1


kmol of carbon, and 1 kmol of Hydrogen.
Problem 2: Calculate the theoretical Oxygen--fuel ratio and Air--fuel
ratio on a mass basis for the combustion of ethanol, C2H5OH.
Problem 3: Determine the molal analysis of the products of combustion
when octane C8H18 is burned with 100% excess air.
Problem 4: A certain fuel has the composition C10H22. If this fuel is
burned with 50% excess air, what is the composition of the products of
combustion?
Problem 5: A sample of pine bark has the following ultimate analysis,
percent by mass: 5.6% H, 53.4% C, 0.1% S, 0.1% N, 37.9% O, and 2.9% ash.
This bark will be used as a fuel by burning it with no excess air in a
furnace. Determine the air--fuel ratio on a mass basis and the molar
analysis of products of combustion.
Problem 6: Producer gas from bituminous coal contains following molar
analysis.
Methane 3.0%; Hydrogen 14.0%; Nitrogen 50.9%; Oxygen 0.6%; Carbon
monoxide 27.0% and carbon dioxide 4.5%.
This is burned with 25% excess air, Calculate the air--fuel ratio on a
volumetric basis and on a mass basis.
Problem 7: Coal from a mine, has the following ultimate analysis, percent
by mass:
Sulfur 0.6%, Hydrogen 5.7%, Carbon 79.2%, Oxygen 10.0%, Nitrogen 1.5%,
and Ash 3.0%.
This coal is to be burned with 30% excess air. Calculate the air--fuel
ratio on a mass basis.
Problem 8: The ultimate analysis of a sample of Bituminous coal received
from a mine contains 74.4% of Carbon, 12% of Hydrogen, 2% of Oxygen and

3.8% of Sulfur. Calculate the amount of theoretical dry air required for
complete combustion of 1 kg of fuel.
Problem 9: The proximate and ultimate analyses of a certain coal are
given below. From these calculate the theoretical dry air-fuel ratio
required for complete combustion. \begin{center}
Proximate
M = 5.0%
VM = 38.0%
FC = 43.07%
A = 10.39%

Ultimate
C = 65.3%
H = 5.37%
O = 10.69%
N = 1.50%
S = 3.75%

Problem 10: Butane is burned with air and a volumetric analysis of the
combustion products on a dry basis yields the following composition.
CO2 = 7.8%, CO = 1.1%, O2 = 8.2% and N2 = 82.9%
Determine the percent of excess air used in this combustion process.
Problem 11: A solid fuel is burned with air and the following volumetric
analysis on a dry basis is obtained from the products of combustion.
CO2 = 10.5%, O2 = 5.3% and N2 = 84.2%
Determine the composition of the fuel on a mass basis and the percent of
excess air utilized in the combustion process.
Problem 12: An old boiler test provides the data as follows:
Fuel ultimate analysis:
C = 57.5% ; N = 1.0% ; H = 3.7%
S = 3.3% & O = 5.8% : A = 16.5%
M = 12.0%
HHV = 25586 kJ/kg
Flue Gas analysis:
CO2 = 13.0% ; O2 = 7.0% CO = 1.0% ; N2 = 79.0%
Combustible solid refuse = 20% : Flue gas temperature = 1850C:
Relative humidity of Air 64%. The radiation and unaccounted-for loss is
assumed to be 3%. Calculate the boiler efficiency.
Problem 13:
Calculate the boiler heat balance on the dry basis for the data as
follows:

Fuel ultimate analysis:


C = 71.81% ; N = 1.2% ; H = 5.23%
S = 3.34% ; O = 10.15% &; A = 8.27%
HHV = 30428 kJ/kg
Flue Gas analysis:
CO2 = 14.2% ; O2 = 4.3% ; CO = 0.3% & N2 = 81.2%
Combustible Solid Refuse = 0.115 kg per kg of coal burned
Flue gas temperature = 2400C
Fuel and room temperature = 300C
Relative humidity of Air = 50%.

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