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3. Combination of... Coked and Uncoked Coal

[VCM]
FC coal
[VCM]
FC refuse
¢

4. Partially Coked Coal -coal which has lost moisture but not all VCM
-refuse shows significant VCM.content

COMBUSTION CALCULATIONS

· atH ·
theo 0 2 =at C +at S +---moles 0 2
4
0 2supplied = theo 02 + excess 0 2

% excess air=% excess 0 2

= excess 0 2 . X 100 =___;:.

supplied - theo 0 2
.:. .__ __.0 .2:.__ ---=..
theo 0 2 theo 0 2

free 02 = excess 0 2 + 0 2 for unburnt combustibles .

CO H2
=excess 0 2 + - + -
2 2

REVIEW QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS

1. The basis in all mass balance calculations is

a. degree of completion of the process
b. the temperature and pressure conditions
c. the law of conservation of mass
d. the limiting reactant

2: The percentage ratio of the excess to the amount that is theoretically required by the
stoichiometric equation for combination with the limiting reactant is called
a. % completion c. % yield
b. % conversion d. % excess

3. Which gas law states that the total volume occupied by a mixture of gases is equal to
the sum of their pure component volume at constant temperature and pressure?
a. Amagat c. Graham
b. Dalton d. Charles

4. What is produced when calcium carbide is mixed with water?

a. acetylene c. propylene
b. ethylene d. methane

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5. The material which remains unchanged in a process is

a. limiting reactant c. excess reactant
b. tie substance d. product yield

6. The heating value measured when water formed from combustion is in theJi<:}uid state
a. Gross Calorific Value c. Net Calorific Value
b.' Heat of Combustion d. Latent Heat of Condensation

7. In the combustion of solid fuels, the tie element between the feed and the refuse is the
a. coked coal c. volatile combustible matters
b. moisture d. ash

8. The coal analysis which is based upon the volatilization characteristics of the fuel is
a. Proximate Analysis c. Ultimate Analysis
b. Modified Analysis d. Elemental Analysis

9. An Orsat analysis of the flue gas when pyrite is roasted is on alan

a. SOrfree basis c. 0 2-free basis
b. S03-free basis d. Nrfree basis

10. The empirical relation which <11lows one to compute for the net hydrogen in a given
solid fuel is the
a. Calderwood Equation c. Dulong's Formula
b. Theoretical Oxygen Equation d. None of these ·

II . A 20% oleum product means

a. 20% S03, 80% H2S04 c. 80% H2S04, 20% H20
b.. 80% so3, 20% H2S04 d. 80% so3, 20% H20

12. The equivalent of 45°TW in the Baume scale is

a. 28.32 c. 26.63
b. 32.48 d. 42.56

''" 13. A 10 N aqueous solution of sulfuric acid (30°Tw) is made to react with a 55% aqueous
solution of sodium hydroxide (64"Be) to form 1350 g of sodium sulfate per liter of·
sodium hydroxide solution. The volume ratio of the acid to the base solution is 2:1.
The limiting reactant in the reaction is
a. NaOH
b. H2S04

14. The degree of completion of the above reaction is

a. 85% c. 95%
b. 92% d. 72%

15. How many pounds of calcium fluoride rock is needed to produce 3000 lbs of a 60%
HF per day iftheyield is 90% and the rock contains 95% CaF2?
a. 4105.2 · c. 3510.0
b. 3694.7 d. 3900.0

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', -~ 16. The Rankine temperature at which 5000 grains of C02 occupies a volume of 30L at
•,
-" _ 150 psig is
,_ a. 730 b. 1003 c. 835 d. 664

17. The gas acetylene is produced by treating calcium carbide with H20. Calculate the
number of hours of service that can be derived from 1 lb of carbide in an acetylene
lamp burriing 2 ft3 of gas per hr at 75°F and 743 mm Hg.
a. 2 ' ·b. 4 c. 3 d. 5

18. Which has the lowest water content, measured at the same temperature · (25°C) and
pressure (740 mmHg)?
a. dew point at 20°C c. absolute humidity of0.05
b. 70%RH d. 60%RH

19. A gaseous mixture-containing 50% mol H2 and 50% mol acetaldehyde is initially
contained in a rigid vessel at I atm, where formation of ethanol occurs.
C2H40 + H2 - C2H60
After some time it was noted that the pressure had dropped to 700 mmHg. The degree
of completion of the reaction is
a. 15.8% b. 20.3% c. 18.4% d. 7.6% -

20. Formaldehyde is made by the catalytic air oxidation of methanol. When the process is
operating properly, there is 30% conversion of the methanol to formaldehyde and 70%
to formic acid according to the following reactions:
CHpH +02 ~ HCHO+Hp
CH 3 0H +02 ~ HCOOH +HP

Suddenly, the supervising engineer noted a drop in the formaldehyde production. An·
analysis of the sample taken at this time showed 63.1% N 2, 13.4% 0 2, 5.9% H20,
4.1% HCHO, 12.3% CH30H, and I% HCOOH. Determine the percentage conversion
of methanol to formaldehyde based on the analysis reported by the engineer.
a. 25 b. 27 c. 21 d. 23 .

21. Hydrogen chloride gas ·is produced by burning chlorine in methane and air as shown:
C/2 +CH 4 +02 ~ HC/ +C02
A ceramic-lined burner is used for a feed ·charge consisting of 80% Ch and 20% CH4
together with 10% excess air at 30°C and 29 inches Hg. After burning, the gases
leaving shows 27.3% HCI. Calculate the degree of completion of the reaction.
a. 0.80 b. 0.75 c. 0.65 d. 0.50

22. Which of the following best describes a limiting reactant?

a. is the reactant that would disappear first if the reaction goes to completion
b. is always in excess ·
c. is usually the reactant present in smaller mass
d. is present in more than its stoichiometric proportion relative to other reactants

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,. 23. One drier will dry a material from 45% moisture (w.b.) to 20% moisture (d.b.). From
here the material enters another drier where the H20 content is further reduced to give
a fmal product weighing 1000 kg. If the total evaporation from both driers is 800 kg,
the moisture of the final product is
a5% h2% ~3% d 1%

' 24. The formula of the saturated hydrocarbon in hydrocarbon-N2 mixture was determined
by burning a sample of the mixture with 30% excess air. The combustion gases were
analyzed & showed an Orsat analysis of 8.95% C02, 0.99% CO, 1.99% H2, 6.46% 0 2
and 81.61% N 2. The formula ofthe hydrocarbon is
a. C2H6 b. C4H10 c. C3Hs d. CH4

25. Coal fired in a furnace has a heating value of 13,800 BTU/lb and.contains 78.05% C
and 1.2 % S. The proximate analysis shows 4% M, 24% VCM, 8% ash and the
analysis of the refuse shows 8% VCM, 25% FC and 32% ash. Calculate the % of C
lost in the refuse.
a. 8% b. 4% c. 10% d. 17%

26. Ninety grams of ethane and 384 grams of oxygen are fed continuously to a laboratory
furnace. The total combustion products collected was 16.2 g-mole with no carbon
dioxide. However, not all of the ethane was burned due to faulty combustion. The
fraction of ethane that was burned is equal to
a. 90% b. 85% c. 80% d. 92%

27. The furnace at the Bataan Refmery is using a fuel gas which contains methane, ethane
and 20% nitrogen. The Orsat analysis of the combustion products showed 7.8% C02,
7.4%02 and 84.8% N 2. The gas is burned with excess air. The% methane in the fuel
gas is
a. 22.76 b. 57.24 c. 50.20 d. 63.25

28. A high speed diesel engine bums fuel to give an exhaust gas analyzing 7.14% C02,
4.28% CO, 8.24% 0 2 and 80.34% N 2• The cetane number of the fuel fired is
a. 44.58 b. 45.20 c. 52.38 d. 50.28

29. Pyrite, containing 78% FeS2 and 22% gangue, is burned with excess air to produce a
stack gas with the following analysis: 7.29% S02, 8.92% Oz, 82.44% N2 and 1.35%
S03. If the cinder was found to have a partial analysis of 62.10% Fe203, the % of FeS2
lost in the pyrite is
a. 6.53% b. 3.52% c. 23.1% d. 7.86%

30. Assuming that air dominantly comprises nitrogen gas and oxygen gas, what is the
mass percentage of oxygen in the air? -
a. 21 b. 23 c. 79 d. 78

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