Tutorial Sheet#1 (MEB)

Q.No. 1.: During an air pollution monitoring study, the inlet gas stream to a bag filter is 1,69,920
m3 /hr and the dust loading is 4577 mg/m3 . The outlet gas stream from the bag filter is 1,65,040
m3 /hr and the dust loading is 57 mg/m3 . What is the maximum quantity of ash that will have to
be removed per hour from the bag filter hopper based on these test results?

Q.No. 2: If 35,000kg of whole milk containing 4% fat is to be separated in a 6 hour period into
skim milk with 0.45% fat and cream with 45% fat, what are the flow rates of the two output
streams from a continuous centrifuge which accomplishes this separation? Take Basis 1 hour's
flow of whole milk

Q.No. 3: During rush hours on a busy road crossing, nearly 1200 vehicles cross per hour at an
average speed of 20 kmph. Of these, about 70% cars use leaded petrol. The average fuel
consumption is one liter for an average of 8 km travel. Consider that 70% of the lead present in
the fuel is emitted in the form of particulate aerosol, find the emission rate of lead aerosol in the
ambient air. (Given concentration of lead in the fuel is 0.4𝝻g/L).

Q. No. 4: A coal fired 1000 MW power plant is operating around 38% efficiency. The ash and
sulphur content in the coal used respectively are 35% and 3% and the calorific value is 21 MJ per
kg of coal. Find the emission rate of SO2 and ash generation per hours.