Paper 2 - Set A Solutions: General Instructions
Paper 2 - Set A Solutions: General Instructions
Paper 2 - Set A Solutions: General Instructions
Date: 22.04.2006
Duration: 3 HRS
General instructions:
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b) decreases
c) remains same
b) Sulphur
c) Hydrogen
for complete
d) Methane
b) Hydrogen
c) Diesel
d) LPG
6.
d) ash
5.
c) hydrogen
4.
b) sulphur
With increase in the percentage of excess air for combustion of coal, percentage of
CO2 in flue gas.
a) increases
3.
Marks: 50 x 1 = 50
b) Ethane
c) Butane
d) Isopropane
b) Methane
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c) Propane
d) Butane
7.
F & A (from and at) rating of the boiler is the amount of steam generated from
a) water at 0C to saturated steam at 100C
b) water at feed water temperature to saturated steam at 100C
c) water at ambient to saturated steam at 100C
d) water at 100C to saturated steam at 100C
8.
The minimum capacity of any closed vessel which generates steam under pressure
as per Indian Boilers Regulation Act is
a) 2.275 litres
9.
b) conductivity
c) pH
b) 6032 kg/hr
b) salts
c) carbon dioxide
b) removal of silica
d) phosphate treatment of feed water
b) 540 kcal
c) zero
b) removal of dirt
d) effective removal of line condensate
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d) chlorine
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d) 1768 kg/hr
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c) 4089 kg/hr
13.
d) conductivity and pH
12.
d) 22.75 litres
11.
c) 227.5 litres
10.
b) thermostatic trap
d) temperature trap
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Which of the following will be ideal for heat transfer in a heat exchanger
a) super heated steam
c) wet steam
20.
What is the primary mode of heat transfer in an oil fired melting furnaces
a) convection
21.
b) radiation
c) conduction
d) pulsation
Radiation recuperators are used when the furnace flue gas temperature is more than
a) 800C
22.
b) 600C
c) 400C
d) 200C
Operating the boiler at a pressure less than 80% of the rated pressure will result in
a) lower boiler exit flue gas temperature
b) reduced boiler feed water pump power
c) increased carryover of water
d) all of the above
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24.
b) 8
b) decreases
d) sometimes increases and sometimes decreases
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d) 3
25.
c) 0.5
b) basic
c) neutral
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If the furnace temperature is T (oK) and the area of opening is A, quantity of radiation
loss in a reheating furnace is directly proportional to
a) T
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b) A4
c) A2
The insulating material made by blending and melting of alumina and silica at a
temperature of 1800-2000oC is known as
a) insulating brick
c) fire brick
33.
In a CFBC boiler ____ are required to capture recycled large amount of bed material
a) settling chambers
c) bag filters
34.
b) mechanical cyclones
d) scrubbers
35.
d) T4
b) AFBC boiler
d) pulverised coal boiler
For even distribution of fluidized air in AFBC boilers, which one of the following is
used?
a) perforated metal distributor plate
c) compressed air through nozzles
36.
37.
b) NOx
b) 40%
c) CO2
d) 80%
A paper plant needs steam at 3 bar and 10 bar in addition to electric power. The most
suitable cogeneration choice among the following will be
b) back pressure turbine
d) bottoming cycle
42.
d) CO
c) 70%
a) condensing turbine
c) extraction cum back pressure turbine
41.
d) sand
40.
c) silica
39.
b) lime stone
38.
b) combined cycle
d) reciprocating engine
For standalone gas turbines without heat recovery system, the efficiency will be in the
range of
a) 35 to 40%
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b) 85 to 90%
c) 75 to 80%
d) 55 to 60%
43.
In a gas turbine, air compressor alone consumes about _____of the energy
generated
a) 20-30%
44.
b) heat wheel
d) thermo compressor
49.
d) heat wheel
a) temperature
c) water vapor concentration
48.
c) boiler
b) reheating furnace
d) gas turbine
a) heat pipe
c) heat pump
47.
d) 50-60%
46.
c) 40-45%
Which one is the preferred waste heat recovery system in a large gas turbine?
a) economizer
45.
b) 30-40%
Which of the following requires the least amount of oxygen /kg for combustion
a) carbon
b) sulphur
c) hydrogen
d) methane
The question is repeat of Question No.3. Award mark if the answer is right.
50.
b) less
c) same
d) data insufficient
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Marks: 10 x 5 = 50
If too much excess air were allowed to enter, additional heat would be lost
by heating the surplus air to the chimney temperature. This would result in
increased stack (exhaust) losses.
Too less excess air would lead to the incomplete combustion and smoke.
High excess level increases the scale losses of the material to be heated
in the furnaces.
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4.
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11.
12.
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Does not give clues to the operator as to why boiler efficiency of system is
lower or higher
Does not indicate individual losses accountable for various efficiency levels
Fuel and steam flow measurements are difficult and may not be accurate
S-4
The efficiency of a boiler on GCV basis is 84%. The fuel contains 0.5 %
moisture and 11 % hydrogen. The GCV of fuel is 10,300 Kcal/kg. What is the
boiler efficiency on the basis of net calorific value?
%age of Hydrogen in fuel
NCV
11
0.5
10300 [ 9 x ----- + -------- ] 584
100
100
10300 - 581.08
=
=
9718.92
9719 Kcal / Kg
S-5
84
------ x 10300
9719
89.02 %
89%
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S-6
----------------------------------------------------------- x 100
2 ton x 1000 Kg / ton x 4500 Kcal / Kg
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89 %
200 kg/hr of hot condensate from a heat exchanger is coming out at 6 bar (g)
with a sensible heat of 166 kcal/kg. Using a flash vessel, the condensate is
flashed to 1 bar (g) with a sensible heat of 120 kcal/kg and latent heat of 526
kcal/kg. Find out the flash steam generation in kg/hr.
S 1 - S2
----------- x 100
L2
S1
S2
L2
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S-8
166 - 120
( --------------) x 200 kg/hr
526
17.49 Kg/hr.
Hot fine material is separated from the flue gas by a cyclone and is
partially cooled in a separate low velocity fluidized bed heat exchanger,
where the heat is given up to the steam.
While combustion takes place at 840 900 Deg. C., the fine particles
(<450 microns) are elutriated out of the furnaces with flue gas velocity of
4-6 m/s.
S-9
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Thermal energy applied to the external surface of the heat pipe causes the
working fluid near the surface to evaporate instantaneously.
Vapour thus formed absorbs the latent heat of vapourisation and this part
of the heat pipe becomes an evaporator region.
The vapour then travels to the other end of the pipe where the thermal
energy is removed causing the vapour to condense in to liquid again,
thereby giving up the latent heat of condensation.
Heat pipe can transfer upto 100 times more thermal energy than copper.
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Marks: 5 x 10 = 50
Boiler capacity
: 70 TPH
Boiler pressure
: 60 kg/cm2
Steam temperature
: 500oC
Fuel fired
: coal with 35% ash content
GCV of coal
: 4000 kcal/kg
Theoretical air for combustion
: 5.6 kg/kg of coal
Hydrogen in fuel
: 4%
Specific heat of flue gas
: 0.24 kcal/kgoC
Specific heat of superheated water vapor in the flue gas : 0.45 kcal/kgoC
(i)
: 160oC
: 30%
: 105oC
: 8%
: 30oC
If the feed water temperature is 105oC and the steam is produced at 60 kg/
cm2 & 500oC, what is the hourly coal consumption? Total heat of steam at 60
2
kg/ cm & 500oC is 817 kcal/kg.
(ii)
5.6 Kg / Kg of coal
Excess Air
30%
EA
[ 1 + ----- ] x Theoretical Air
100
30
[ 1 + ---- ] x 5.6
100
m x Cp x (Tf - Ta)
------------------------- x 100
GCV of fuel
a)
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b)
7.28 + 1
8.28
6.4584
6.46 %
c)
d)
5.7825
5.78%
8%
Boiler efficiency
79.76%
15621.86 Kg / hr
L-2 (a) Briefly explain why the slight positive draft pressure should be maintained in
the furnaces.
(b) Explain the significance of achieving optimum capacity utilisation in furnaces.
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b)
L-3
Condensate Discharge
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2.
3.
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5.
6.
But lower the steam pressure, the lower will be its temperature.
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7.
8.
9.
Condensate Recovery
For every 6 deg. C. rise in the feed water temperature, there will be
approximately 1% saving of fuel in the boiler.
10.
11.
12.
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For a backpressure steam turbine with the following operating data, evaluate
the heat to power ratio (kWTH/ kWE) if the turbine and generator efficiencies are
90% and 92% respectively.
Steam inlet conditions to the back
pressure turbine
P = 5.52 MPa
T = 538C
h = 3515.3 kJ/kg
Q = 72 MT/hr
Power output =
From the generator
P = 1.10 Mpa
T = 288C
h = 3022.0 kJ/kg
hf = 781.7 kJ/kg
3515.3
72 x 1000 x [ ---------4.187
3022
0.90 x 0.92
- ------- ] x ---------------4.187
860
0.90 x 0.92
72 x 1000 x [ 839.57 721.75] x ---------------860
8167.39 KW
8167 KW
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72 x 1000
3022
781.7
------------------- x [ ------ - --------]
860
4.187 4.187
72 x 1000
--------------------- x (721.75 - 186.69)
860
44795.72 KW
44796 KW
44796
----------8167
5.48
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100 m
100 mm
2000 kcal/m2hr
25 mm
400 Kcal/m2/hr
Boiler efficiency
75%
GCV of coal
4000 kcal/kg
8000 hrs
Cost of coal
Rs. 2000/Ton
Rs. 4 lakhs
Ans
Pipe dimension
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400 x 62.8
25,120 Kcal / hr
94,200 25,120
69,080 Kcal / hr
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69080 x 8000
-------------------0.75 x 4000
1,84,213 Kg
184 Tons
184 x 2000
Payback Period
4 / 3.68
1.087 years
= 3.68 Lakhs
13 months
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