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PIPE 04 Chemistry and Fuels and Combustion

The document contains a series of chemistry problems related to fuels and combustion, including calculations of molarity, heating values, and air-fuel ratios. It presents various scenarios involving different chemical compounds and their properties, requiring the application of chemical formulas and principles. The problems are aimed at students in a review course for Power and Industrial Plant Engineering.

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PIPE 04 Chemistry and Fuels and Combustion

The document contains a series of chemistry problems related to fuels and combustion, including calculations of molarity, heating values, and air-fuel ratios. It presents various scenarios involving different chemical compounds and their properties, requiring the application of chemical formulas and principles. The problems are aimed at students in a review course for Power and Industrial Plant Engineering.

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Prime Review Center (Review Course) National University Correlation Course: Course: Power and Industrial Plant Engineering –

Chemistry, Fuels, s Combustion


A. 1.0 M C. 1.95 M at 15.5°C and 30°API at ₱5.00/li, A. 12.34
PIPE 04 – CHEMISTRY, B. 1.5 M D. 1.8 M determine the cost of fuel to B. 15.29
FUELS AND operate the engine per day. C. 14.73
6. What is the molarity of the solution if A. ₱ 5677.50 C. ₱ 4888.90 D. 17.35
COMBUSTION 150 g of KCl is dissolved in water to B. ₱ 4677.50 D. ₱ 5000.00
Sampl make 800 mL solution? 18. Given the following ultimate
e 2.51 moles/L C. 2.87 12. Determine the minimum volume of analysis: C = 71%, N2 = 4%, H2
moles/L day tank in m3 of 28°API fuel = 4%, O2 = 3%,
Proble
B. 2.25 moles/L D. 1.53 having a fuel consumption of 200 S2 = 5%, Ash = 6%, Moisture = 8%.
ms:
moles/L kg/hr. Using 20% excess air, determine
Chemistry 10.43 m3 6
the actual air-fuel ratio.
1. Two-third of the atom in a molecule 7. How many grams of H3PO4 are 11.56 C. 21.21
confined in 700 mL container if its 8
of water is hydrogen. What kga/kgf kga/kgf
7
percentage weight of a water normality is 0.5? B. 11.21 D. 9.22
molecule is the weight of two 11.45 g C.10.56 kga/kgf kga/kgf
hydrogen atom? The atomic weight g m
of hydrogen is 1.008 g/mol and B. 12.34 g D.9.35 g 19. A fuel is represented with C5H8 is
B. 5.41 m3 7
oxygen is burned with 40% excess air. If mass
16.00 g/mole. 8. The molecular diameter of CO is 5 of fuel is 0.17 kg, find the mass of
19.12% 21.91 3.19 ×10-8 at 300 K and pressure of 6 air needed.
% 100 mmHg. What is the mean free 3.38 kg 2.34
B. 11.19% 12.19 path of the gas in cm? kg
6.86 × 10-3 2.86 × m
% B. 1.638 kg 5.34
10-4 kg
2. If the atomic weight of magnesium B. 6.86 × 10 -5 6.86 ×
is 24.3 g/mol, calculate how many 10-9 13. Calculate the higher heating value
of liquid Dodecane fuel. The 20. There are 23 kg of flue gases formed
magnesium atoms does 5 g per kg of fuel oil burned in the
represent? Fuels – Heating Value and Units chemical formula of Dodecane is
combustion of a
of Fuels C12H26.
20,7 C. 33,300
46 Btu/lb
Btu/l
b
B. 35,2 D. 38,300
00 Btu/lb
Btu/l
b

14. A diesel power plant uses fuel that


has a density of 892.74 kg/m3 at
A. 1.24 × 1023 15.67°C. Find the heating value of
atoms fuel.
B. 1.76 × 1023 fuel oil C H . What is the excess air in
A. there
44,900
inkJ/kg C. 43,000
atoms are the nucleus are present 206?
kJ/kg
C. 3.44 × 1023 3. How many protons (P) and neutrons in a Pb nucleus of atomic mass of A. P = 92 N = 156 C. P = 82 N =
B. 19,301 Btu/lb D. 4356.20
1
124 9. A certain coal has the following
12 26

B. P = 85 N = 160 D. P = 90 N = percent?
ultimate analysis: A. 46.67% C. 36.67%
150 C = 70%, N2 = 4%, H2 = 2.5%, O2 = 15. The specific gravity of fuel oil B. 26.67% D. 45.66%
3.5%, S2 having a heating value of 44,899.2
4. What is the molality of the solution
= 7%, Ash = 5%, Moisture = kJ/kg is: 22. A boiler burns fuel oil with 15%
that contains 65 g of sucrose
8% Determine the heating value A. 0.900 C. 0.877 excess air. The fuel may be
(C12H22O11) dissolved in 300 g of
of fuel in Btu/lb. B. 0.800 D. 0.893 represented by C14H30. Calculate the
water?
A. 27,299.65 C. 26,961.4 molal air-fuel ratio.
A. 0.89 C. 0.54
5 Fuels – Balancing and Air/Fuel A. 14 C. 102.3
mole/kg mole/kg
B. 11,735.35 D. 27,320.0 Ratio 4
B. 0.78 D. 0.63
0 B. 117.69 D. 17.14
mole/kg mole/kg
16. Calculate the amount of air in kg
10. Calculate the heating value of coal necessary for combustion of 1 kg of
5. Hydrogen peroxide solution for hair
having the following composition by octane (C8H18) with theoretical air.
bleaching is usually prepared …End…
weight using Dulong’s formula. A. 12.5 kg C. 14.8
mixing 5 grams of hydrogen Carbon = 75%, Hydrogen = 5%, kg
peroxide (H2O2), molecular weight = Oxygen = 6%, Nitrogen = 1.5%, Sulfur B. 15.1 kg D. 13.5
34 g/mole per 100 ml of solution. = 3%, Water = kg
What is the molarity of this 1.5%, Ash = 8%.
solution? A. 15,450 Btu/lb C. 12,640 21. The analysis of a product of
Btu/lb combustion on dry basis, when
B. 13,658 Btu/lb D. 14,580 C6H18 was burned with
Btu/lb atmospheric air is as follows: CO2
= 12%, CO = 1.75%, O2 = 3.01%,
11. A diesel engine consumed 945
N2 = 83.24%.
liters of fuel per day at 30°C. If the
fuel was purchased Compute the actual air-fuel ratio.

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