ME 515A 6.
The annual energy produced in
PRACTICE PROBLEM 3
VARIABLE LOADS
1. A simple Rankine cycle
produces 60 MW of power, 70
MW of process heat and rejects
85 MW of heat to the
surroundings. What is the
utilization factor of this
cogeneration cycle neglecting
the pump work?
a. 55.5% b. 65.5%
c. 70.5% d. 60.5%
2. A given equipment consumes
3,000 kW.hr/month at 12% rated
plant capacity. It consumes at
24 hrs, 30 days/month. What is
the rated capacity?
a. 24.73 kW b. 43.72 kW
c. 34.72 kW d. 74.32 kW
3. A power plant maximum
demand of 60 MW with a load
factor of 0.85 and a capacity
factor of 0.65. Estimate the plant
capacity.
a. 92.13 MW b. 78.46 MW
c. 68.46 MW d. 84.13 MW
4. A 50 MW power plant has an
average load of 31,500 kW and
a factor of 70%. Find the reserve
over peak.
a. 4 MW b. 3 MW
c. 5 MW d. 6 MW
5. The daily energy produced in a
certain power is 280,000 kW.hr.
What is the daily average load?
a. 10 MW b. 15 MW
c. 25 MW d. 20 MW
a 100 MW power plant is
438,000,000 kW.hr. What is the
annual capacity factor of the
plant?
a. 40% b. 50%
c. 35% d. 60%
7. A power plant has a use factor
of 50% and factor of 44%. How
many hours did it operate during
the year?
a. 7,700 hrs b. 7,800 hrs
c. 7,709 hrs d. 7,805 hrs
8. Calculate the use factor of 135
MW plant with a load factor of
0.80 and 120 MW leak load. The
operation is limited to 8500
hours a year.
a. 0.63 b. 0.73
c. 0.80 d. 0.86
9. A given equipment consumes
2500 kW.hr/month at 12% rated
plant capacity. It consumes at
24 hrs, 30 days/month. What is
the rated capacity?
a. 17.50 kW b. 23.90 kW
c. 28.90 kW d. 82.94 kW
10. A power plant maximum
demand of 55 MW with a load
factor of 0.70 and a capacity
factor of 0.5. Estimate the plant
capacity.
a. 79 MW b. 80 MW
c. 75 MW d. 77 MW
11. A simple Rankine cycle
produces 50 MW of power, 60
MW of process heat and rejects
70 MW of heat to the
surroundings. What is the
utilization factor of this
 cogeneration cycle neglecting reading indicates a SG = 0. 924
the pump work? when the temperature of the oil
a. 51.1% b. 41.1% in the tank is 35oC. Calculate the
c. 71.1% d. 61.1% higher heating value of the fuel.
12. Calculate the use factor of 130 a. 43,852.13 kJ/kg
MW plant with a load factor of b. 58,352.13 kJ/kg
0.75 and 110 MW peak load. c. 53,852.13 kJ/kg
The operation is limited to 8500 d. 48,352.13 kJ/kg
hours a year. 5. Calculate the minimum volume
a. 0.65 b. 0.75 of day tank of 28oAPI fuel having
c. 0.80 d. 0.85 a fuel consumption of 1 kg/s.
a. 79.41 m3 b. 91.74 m3
FUELS AND COMBUSTION: c. 97.41 m3 d. 94.71 m3
6. There are 20 kg of flue gases
1. A 650 BHP diesel engine uses formed per kg of fuel oil burned
fuel oil of 28oAPI gravity, fuel in the combustion of a fuel oil
consumption is 0.65 lb/BHP-hr. C12H26. What is the excess air in
Cost of fuel is P 7.95 per liter. percent?
For continuous operation, a. 27.17 b. 26.67
determine the minimum volume c. 16.56 d. 8.21
of cubical day tank in cm3, 7. A diesel power plant consumes
ambient temperature is 45oC. 650 liters of fuel at 26oC in 24
a. 4,372,890 cm3 hours with 28oAPI. Find the fuel
b. 5,291,880 cm3 rate in kg/hr.
c. 5,987,909 cm3 a. 23.83 b. 24.85
d. 7,352,789 cm3 c. 22.85 d. 26.85
2. A diesel electric plant supplies 8. A boiler burns fuel oil with 15%
energy for Meralco. During a 24 excess air. The fuel oil may be
hr period, the plant consumed represented by C14H34.
200 gallons of fuel at 28oC and Calculate the molal air fuel ratio.
produced 3,930 kW-hr. a. 14 b. 117.69
Industrial fuel used is 28oAPI c. 102.34 d. 17.14
and was purchased at P 5.50 9. A diesel power plant uses fuel
per liter at 15.6oC. What should that has a density of 892.74
the cost of fuel be produce one kg/m3 at 15.67oC. Find the
kW-hr? heating value of fuel.
a. P 1.05 b. P 1.069 a. 44,900 kJ/kg
c. P 1.10 d. P 1.00 b. 19,301 Btu/lb
3. Fuel oil in a day tank for use of c. 43,000 kJ/kg
an industrial boiler is tested with d. 4356.2 kJ/kg
hydrometer. The hydrometer
10. A certain coal has the following C = 70%; O2 = 4%; N2 = 5%;
ultimate analysis: S2 = 6%; Moisture = 8%;
C = 69%; N2 = 5%; H2 = 2.5%; H2 = 3%; Ash = 5%
S = 7%; Moisture = 8%; O2 = Using 25% excess air,
3.5%; Ash = 5% determine the actual air fuel
Determine the heating value of ratio.
fuel used. a. 11.46 b. 24.85
a. 26,961.45 kJ/kg c. 23.85 d. 26.85
b. 45,256 kJ/kg 16. A 650 Bhp diesel engine uses
c. 25,002.4 kJ/kg fuel oil of 28° API gravity, fuel
d. 26,000 kJ/kg consumption is 0.65 lb/Bhp-hr.
11. A diesel power plant uses fuel Cost of fuel is P7.95 per liter.
with heating value of 45,038.8 For continuous operation,
kJ/kg. What is the density of fuel determine the cost of fuel per
used at 30°C? day at 45°C.
a. 0.900 kg/li b. 0.887 kg/li a. P42,870.45
c. 0.850 kg/li d. 0.878 kg/li b. P42,070.45
12. A diesel engine consumed 945 c. P42,570.45
liter of fuel per day at 30°C. If the d. P42,170.45
fuel was purchased at 15.5°C 17. A logging firm in Isabela
and 30° API at P5.00/li, operates a Diesel Electric Plant
determined the cost of fuel to to supply its electric energy
operate the engine per day. requirements. During a 24-hr
a. P5,677.50 b. P4,677.50 period, the plant consumed 250
c. P4,888.90 d. P5,000.00 gallons of fuel at 80°F and
13. A cylindrical tank 3 m long and produced 2700 kW-hrs.
2 m diameter is used for oil Industrial fuel used is 30° API
storage. How many days can and was purchased at P3.00/li
the tank supply the engine at 60°F. Determine cost of fuel
having 27° API with fuel to produce one kW.hr.
consumption of 60 kg/hr. a. P3,043/kW.hr
a. 4.84 b. 5.84 b. P4,043/kW.hr
c. 7.84 d. 8.84 c. P1,043/kW.hr
14. Determine the minimum d. P2,043/kW.hr
volume of day tank in m3 of 28° 18. A logging firm in Isabela
API fuel having a fuel operates a Diesel Electric Plant
consumption of 200 kg/hr. to supply its electric energy
a. 10.43 m3 b. 5.41 m3 requirements. During a 24-hr
c. 6.87 m3 d. 7.56 m3 period, the plant consumed 250
15. Given the following ultimate gallons of fuel at 80°F and
analysis: produced 2700 kW-hrs.
 Industrial fuel used is 30° API a. 17.89 b. 15.67
and was purchased at P3.00/li c. 12.34 d. 19.45
at 60°F. Determine the overall 22. A steam generation burns fuel
thermal efficiency of the plant. oil with 20% excess air. The fuel
a. 26.08% b. 43.23% oil may be represented by
c. 43.12% d. 18.46% C14H30. The fuel gases leave the
19. A diesel electric plant in one of preheater at 0.31 MPa.
the remote provinces in the Determine partial pressure of
south utilized diesel fuel with a H2O.
°API of 28 at 15.6°C. The plant a. 23.34 kPa b. 29.34 kPa
consumes 680 liters of diesel c. 35.7 kPa d. 32.34 kPa
fuel at 26.6°C in 24 hrs, while 23. In the boiler design, it is
the power generated for the desired to have the flue gas exit
same period amounts to 1,980 temperature above the dew
kW-hrs. Determine overall point. Estimate the dew point
thermal efficiency of the plant. temperature of the flue gas
a. 26.47% b. 12.34% produced by combustion having
c. 23.45% d. 34.34% the gravimetric analysis of:
20. A circular fuel tank 45 feet long N2 = 71.84 %; CO2 = 20.35%;
and 5.5 feet diameter is used for O2 = 3.61%; H2O = 4.20%
oil storage. Calculate the a. 32°C b. 23°C
number of days the supply tank c. 45°C d. 39°C
can hold for continuous 24. A flue gas has following
operation the following volumetric analysis:
conditions: CH4 = 68%; C2H6 = 32%
Steam flow = 2000 lbs/hr Assume a complete combustion
Steam dry and saturated at with 15% excess air at 101.325
200 psia kPa, what is the partial pressure
Feedwater temperature = of water vapor in kPa?
230°F a. 15.95 b. 23.12
Boiler Efficiency = 75% c. 12.45 d. 27.34
Fuel oil = 34° API 25. The dry exhaust gas from oil
a. 12.34 b. 17.58 engine has the following
c. 13.45 d. 23.44 gravimetric analysis:
21. A steam generator burns fuel CO2 = 21.6%; O2 = 4.2%;
oil with 20% excess air. The fuel N2 = 74.2% Specific heat at
oil may be represented by constant pressure for each
C14H30. The fuel gas leaves the components of the exhaust gas
preheater at 0.31 MPa. in kCal/kg.°C are:
Determine the actual air-fuel CO2 = 0.203; O2 = 0.219;
ratio in kgair per kgfuel. N2 = 0.248
 Calculate the gas constant in Determine the theoretical
J/kg.K. weight of Oxygen in lb/lb of coal.
a. 272 b. 274 a. 2.870 b. 3.120
c. 276 d. 278 c. 2.274 d. 6.233
26. The dry exhaust gas from oil 29. There are 20 kg of flue gases
engine has the following formed per kg of fuel oil burned
gravimetric analysis: in the combustion of a fuel oil
CO2 = 21.6%; O2 = 4.2%; C12H26. What is the excess air in
N2 = 74.2% percent?
Specific heat at constant a. 26.67% b. 18.34%
pressure for each component of c. 12.34% d. 20.45%
the exhaust gas in kCal/kg °C 30. A gaseous fuel mixture has a
are: molal analysis:
CO2 = 0.203; O2 = 0.219; H2 = 14%; CH4 = 3%;
N2 = 0.248 CO = 27%; O2 = 0.6%;
Calculate the specific gravity if CO2 = 4.5%; N2 = 50.9%
the molecular weight of air is Determine the air-fuel ratio for
28.97 kg/kg.mol. complete combustion on molal
a. 0.981 b. 1.244 basis.
c. 1.055 d. 0.542 a. 2.130 b. 3.230
27. The dry gas from oil engine has c. 1.233 d. 1.130
the following gravimetric 31. A steam generation burns fuel
analysis: oil that has the following
CO2 = 21.6%; O2 = 4.2%; chemical analysis by mass in
N2 = 74.2% percent:
Specific heat at constant C = 85.3; H2 = 14.1; S = 0.5;
pressure for each component of N2 = 0.1
the exhaust gas in kCal/kg °C a. 19.85 b. 17.93
are: c. 11.14 d. 14.20
CO2 = 0.203; O2 = 0.219; 32. Calculate the theoretical air
N2 = 0.248 needed for the complete
Calculate the specific heat for combustion of ethane C2H6 for
the gas in kJ/kg.K. 20 kg fuel.
a. 0.872 b. 0.992 a. 432.23 kg b. 287.45 kg
c. 0.452 d. 0.673 c. 234.45 kg d. 320.32 kg
28. A bituminous coal has the 33. A fuel oil burned with 50
following composition: percent excess air, and the
C = 71.5%; H = 5.0%; combustion characteristics of
O = 7.0%; N = 1.3; S = 3.6%; the fuel oil are similar to C12H26.
Ash = 8.2%; W = 3.4% Determine the volumetric
(molal) analysis of CO2 in the
 production of combustion. Fuel: % by volume
a. 9.34% b. 8.66% CO2 = 12.4%; CO = 27%;
c. 6.34% d. 7.45% H2 = 2.2%; N2 = 58.4%
34. Fuel oil, C12H26 is burned in air Combustion gas: % by volume
at atmospheric pressure. The CO2 = 24.6%; O2 = 1.0%;
Orsat analysis of the products of H2 = 74.4%
combustion yields. a. 111 b. 116
CO2 = 12.8%; O2 = 3.5%; c. 121 d. 126
CO = 0.2%; N2 = 83.5% 39. The chemical formula for
Determine the percent excess methyl chloride
air. a. C2H5Cl b. CH3Cl
a. 12.34% b. 8.34% c. CH2Cl2 d. CHCl2
c. 10.52% d. 18.45%
35. An unknown fuel has the
following Orsat analysis:
CO2 = 12.5; CO = 0.3%;
O2 = 3.1%; N2 = 84.1%
Determine the actual air - fuel in
kgair /kgfuel.
a. 17.13 b. 12.34
c. 19.23 d. 23.23
36. What mass of liquid oxygen is
required to completely burned
1000 kg of liquid butane, C4H10
on a rocket ship?
a. 4568 b. 2746
c. 3586 d. 6345
37. A volumetric analysis of a gas
mixture is as follows:
CO2 = 12.5%; O2 = 4%;
N2 = 82%; CO = 2%
What is the percentage of CO
on a mass basis?
a. 1.0% b. 1.5%
c. 1.2% d. 1.9%
38. What is the percent theoretical
air for a combustion process to
which the fuel and combustion
gas analysis are known as
follows: