A water tube boiler produces 250,000 pounds of steam per hour at 1200 psia and 1000OF from feed water entering the boiler at 1500 psia and 360oF. Fuel oil having a higher heating value of 18,200 Btu/lb is supplied to the burners at the rate of 20,700 lb/hr. Furnace volume is 1500 cubic feet. Calculate the equivalent evaporation, lb/hr A. 300,117 B. 300,317 C. 300,517 D. 300,717

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A water tube boiler produces 250,000 pounds of steam per hour at 1200 psia and
1000OF from feed water entering the boiler at 1500 psia and 360oF. Fuel oil having
a higher heating value of 18,200 Btu/lb is supplied to the burners at the rate of
20,700 lb/hr. Furnace volume is 1500 cubic feet. Calculate the equivalent
evaporation, lb/hr
A. 300,117 B. 300,317 C. 300,517 D. 300,717

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