Republic of the Philippines

CAMARINES SUR POLYTECHNIC COLLEGES

Nabua, Camarines Sur
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
ISO 9001:2008
Name: CARL KRISTOPHER A. PELONIA

BSME 5A

DIESEL POWER PLANT

PROBLEMS AND SOLUTION
1.) The thermal efficiency of the particular engine operating on an ideal cycle is
35%. Calculate the heat supplied per 1200 watt-hr. of work developed in kJ.
Given:
e T =35
Q A =1200 wattHr
Required: Heat Supplied
Solution,
W
e T=
QA
1.2 kwHr(
0.35=

3600
)
1 Hr

QA

W =12,342.86 kJ =12,343 kJ
2.) A six cylinder, four stroke diesel engine with 76 mm bore x 89 mm stroke
was run in the laboratory at 2000 rpm, when it was found that the engine
torque was 153.5 N-m with all cylinder firing but 123N-m with one cylinder
was out .the engine consumed 12.2 kg of fuel per hours with the heating
value of 54120 kJ/kg and 252.2 kg of air at 15.6 C per hour. Determine
the indicated power.
Given:
C=6 ; s=4 ; N=2000rpm
T 1 =153.5 N mT 2=123 Nm
mf =12.2

kg
kJ
Hv=54,120
Hr
kg

Required: Indicated Power

Solution,
2 T 1 N 2 ( 0.1535)(2000)
BP 1=
=
60
60
B P1=32.149 kw
BP 2 =

2 T 2 N 2 (0.123)( 2000)
=
60
60

BP 2 =25.76 kw
5
FP per Cylinder= BP1 BP 2
6

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CAMARINES SUR POLYTECHNIC COLLEGES
Nabua, Camarines Sur
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
ISO 9001:2008
5
FP per Cylinder= ( 32.149 )(25.76)
6
FP per Cylinder=1.031 kw
FP Total =1.031 ( 6 )=6.185 kw
IP=BP+ FP

IP=32.149+ 6.185
IP=38.334 kw

3.) The thermal efficiency of the particular engine operating on an ideal cycle is
35%. Calculate the heat supplied per 1200 watt-hr. of work developed in kJ.
Given:
e T =35
Q A =1200 wattHr
Required: Heat Supplied
Solution,
W
e T=
QA
1.2 kwHr(
0.35=

3600
)
1 Hr

QA

W =12,342.86 kJ =12,343 kJ
4.) A 2000 KW diesel engine unit uses 1 bbl oil per 525 kw-hr produced.oil is
25API. Efficiency of generator is 93%, mechanical efficiency of engine is 80%. What
is the thermal efficiency of the engine based on indicated power?
a. 31.69 %
b. 29.47 %

c. 39.6 %
d. 35.6 %

Solution:
The indicated thermal efficiency,e ti :
eti =

Pind
Qs

Solving for Pind :

API

141.5
S . G.15 .6

-131.5

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CAMARINES SUR POLYTECHNIC COLLEGES
Nabua, Camarines Sur
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
ISO 9001:2008
141.5

25 = S . G.15 .6
S.G.15.6

Pfuel =

-131.5

= 0.904

(1 bbl )

l
( 421 bblgal )][ (0.904 ) ( 3.785
1 gal )]
kg
l

=143.724 kg
Qh =41,130 + 139.6API
=41,130 + 139.6

( 25 )

=44,620 kj/kg
The indicated power :

525
Pind = ( 0.93 )( 0.80 )
=705.645 kw-hr
=2,540,323 kw-s or kj
Thus; the indicated thermal efficiency,e ti :
eti =

2,540,323
( 143.724 )( 44,620 )

eti =0.3961 or 39.61 %

5.) Find the power which a 2.5 MW natural gas engine can developed at an altitude
of 1981.2 m taking into consideration that the pressure change alone.
a. 1.957 MW
b. 1.597 MW
Solution :
Power develop at an altitude of 1981.2 m :

P = Ps

Pact
T
( 29.92
520 )

Solving for Pact :

c. 1.795 MW
d. 1.579 MW

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CAMARINES SUR POLYTECHNIC COLLEGES
Nabua, Camarines Sur
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
ISO 9001:2008
Pact =29.92 -

=29.92 -

h
1000

1981.2 (3.281 )
1000

=23.42 in. Hg
Then;
P = 2.5

( 23.42
29 )

P = 1.957 MW

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