Sample problems: CHIMNEY

1. If the air required for combustion is 20 kg per kg coal and the boiler uses 3000 kg of coal per hr,
determine the mass of gas entering the chimney. Assume an ash loss of 15%. Ans.62,550 kg/hr

2. A 15 kg/s gas enters a chimney at 10m/s. If the temperature and pressure of a gas are 26 deg C
and 100 Kpa respectively, what is the diameter of the chimney? R = 0.287Kj/kg-K. Ans.1.28m\

3. A steam generator with economizer and air heater has an over-all draft loss of 21.78 cm of
water. If the stack gases are at 177 deg C and if the atmosphere is at 101.3 Kpa and 26 deg C,
What is the theoretical height of stack in meters is needed when no draft fans are used? Assume
that the gas constant for the flue gases is the same as that for air. Ans 550 m

4. If the actual draft required for a furnace is 6.239 cm of water the frictional losses in the stack are
15% of theoretical draft, calculate the required stack height in meters. Assume that the flue gas
have an average temperature of 149 deg C and molecular weight of 30. Assume air temperature
is 21 deg C. Ans 220m

5. A coal fired steam boiler uses 3000 kg of coal per hour. Air required for combustion is 15.5 kg
per kg coal at barometric pressure of 98.2 Kpa. The flue gas has a temperature of 285 deg C and
an average molecular weight of 30. Assuming an ash loss of 11% and allowable gas velocity of
7.5 m/s, find the diameter of the chimney. Ans. 1.91 m

6. The density of gas passing through the chimney is 0.75kg/cu.m. What is the driving pressure on
a 63.71 m given that the air density is 1.15 kg/cu.m? Ans. 0.25 Kpa