TUTORIAL 5 CPE614

MULTIPLE UTILITIES

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2. The process in Figure 1 is to have its hot utility supplied by a furnace. The theoretical flame
temperature for combustion is 1800◦C and the acid dew point for the flue gas is 160◦C. Ambient
temperature is 10◦C. Assume Tmin = 10◦C for process-to-process heat transfer but Tmin = 30◦C
for flue gas to process heat transfer. A high value for Tmin for flue gas to process heat transfer
has been chosen because of poor heat-transfer coefficients in the convection bank of the furnace.

Figure 1

a) Determine the fuel required, stack loss and furnace efficiency.

b) For two levels of steam at saturation conditions and temperatures of 240◦C and 180◦C,
determine the loads on the two steam levels that maximizes the use of the lower pressure
steam.
c) Instead of using steam, a hot oil circuit is to be used with a supply temperature of 280◦C
and CP = 2.1 kJ·kg−1·K−1. Calculate the minimum flowrate of hot oil.