Problem

1.

A 100-MW coal-burning electricity generating station operates al33% efficiency burning coal containing
5% ash and 2% sutphur. Assume a coal heat content of 30kJ/g. lt 95% of the ash and 50% of the sulphur
are trapped before emission from the stack, calculate the emission rate to the atmosphere of ash and
sulphur (in SO2), in g/s, and the volume of SOz generated at 200C and atmospheric pressure.
Problem 2.
A petroleum refinery processes 1OO,O0O barrels of crude oil and operates with an efficiency of 90%. The
oil and the petroleum products have energy contents of 35MJ/1. What are the energy and fuel volume

flows to and from this refinery , in J/day? lf oil is supplied by a pipeline in which is flows at 0.8 m/s, what
pipe diameter is required?
Problem 3.
A nitrogen analysis of a wastewater sample gave the following results;

Ammonia
Nitrite
Nitrate

30.0 mg/L NHs

0.010 mglL NOi

1.50 mg/L NOi

Organic nitrogen in various

forms

15.0 mg/L N.

Find the total concentration of nitrogen.

Problem 4.
The composition of digester gas from the anaerobic digestion of wastewater is 68% CH4,3O%CO2, and
Z% H2S- lf 1,000 kg of the gas mixture is stored in a tank at a pressure of 300 kPa, calculate the partial
pressure of each component present.
Problem 5.
Calculate the amount of dissolved oxygen (abbreviated as DO) in mg/L present in river water at 200C and
at OoC under saturated conditions. Assume atmospheric pressure is 100kPa.
Problem 6.

to remove suspended solids from wastewater. The rate of flow of wastewater into
the tank is 1-01/s, and the influent concentration of suspended solids (SS) is 2OO mg/1. The removal
efficiency of the settling tank for suspended solid is 60%. Calculate the amount of suspended solids
(sludge) accumulating in the sludge zone each day.
A settling tank is used