In a boiler observations made were as: Rate of feed water per hour (=800 mathrm{~kg}) Temperature of
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In a boiler observations made were as:
Rate of feed water per hour \(=800 \mathrm{~kg}\)
Temperature of feed water \(=30^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\)
Steam pressure \(=12 \mathrm{bar}\)
Quality of steam \(=0.95\)
Coal consumption rate per hour \(=100 \mathrm{~kg}\)
Calorific value of coal \(=32,000 \mathrm{~kJ} / \mathrm{kg}\)
Mass of ash and unburnt coal \(=10 \mathrm{~kg} / \mathrm{h}\).
Calorific value of ash and unburnt coal \(=\) \(3,000 \mathrm{~kJ} / \mathrm{kg}\)
Quantity of flue gas/kg of coal \(=20 \mathrm{~kg}\)
Discharged gas temperature \(=350^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\)
Atmospheric temperature \(=25^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\)
Specific heat of flue gas \(=1.03 \mathrm{~kJ} / \mathrm{kgK}\).
Calculate:
(a) boiler efficiency
(b) percentage of heat loss in flue gas
(c) percentage of heat loss to ash and unburnt coal
(d) percentage of heat loss unaccounted for.
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