Diesel Power Plant Problem Solving Examination NAME: Vincent Rey Olario Y. Bsme - 5 Show Complete Solutions. Solve The Following: Problem 1
Diesel Power Plant Problem Solving Examination NAME: Vincent Rey Olario Y. Bsme - 5 Show Complete Solutions. Solve The Following: Problem 1
Diesel Power Plant Problem Solving Examination NAME: Vincent Rey Olario Y. Bsme - 5 Show Complete Solutions. Solve The Following: Problem 1
Find the volume in Liters needed for a two weeks supply of 26°API fuel oil to operate a
750 KW engine 70 % of the time at full load, 10 % at 3/4 load and idle 20% of the time. Fuel
rate is 0.25 kg/KW-hr at full load and 0.24 kg/KW-hr at 3/4 load. Temperature of oil is 21°C.
Solution:
T = 2 weeks (7 days) (24 hours) = 336 hrs
Mf = 336 (0.70) 0.25(750)+0.10(336)(0.75)(750)(0.24)= 48,636 kg
S = 141.5/ 131.5+26 = 0.898
S@t = 0.898-0.0007(21-15.56) =0.895
P = 895kg/m3 = 0.895 kg/L
Vf = 48,636/0.895= 54,342 Liters
PROBLEM 3.
A single acting, 4-cycle diesel engine uses 11 kg/hr of 24°API fuel when running at 420
RPM. Engine specifications: 23 cm x 36 cm. The Prony brake used to determine the brake power
has 1 m arm and registers on the scale 130 kg gross. If the tare mass is 12 kg, calculate the brake
thermal efficiency based on the lower heating value of fuel.
Solution:
T = (P – tare)R = (130 – 12)1 = 118 kg-m (9.81 N/kg) = 1,157.58 N-m
BP = 2Πtn/ 60,000 = 51 KW
LHV = 38,105 + 139.6 1(API) = 41,455.4 KJ/kg
Ebrake=(3600BP/ mf (LHV) ) x 100% = 40.3 %
PROBLEM 4. A generation station of 1MW supplied a region which has the following
demands:
From To Demand (kW)
midnight 5 am 100
5 am 6 pm No-load
6 pm 7 pm 800
7 pm 9 pm 900
9 pm midnight 400
Neglect transmission line losses and find the following:
1. Plot the daily load curve and the load duration curve.
2. Find the load factor, the reserve capacity, plant capacity factor, plant use factor, the
hours that the plant has been off and utilization factor.
Solution:
When the transmission line losses are neglected, Pg = PL , and the demand = load
Installed capacity = 1 MW = 1000 kW and max. load = max. demand = 900 kW
Average Load = Area under the load curve (kWh) / no. of hours (h)
The Reserve Capacity = Installed Capacity − Max. Demand = 1000 − 900 = 100 kW
Plant Capacity Factor = Average Demand/Installed Capacity = 179.16 kW/1000 kW = 0.1791 = 17.91%
Plant Use Factor = Actual Energy Produced in (kWh)/Plant Capacity × no. of hours
= 4300 kWh/1000 kW × 11 h
= 0.3909 = 39.09%