Consider a steam generator of a capacity of 40000 kg/hr and an efficiency of 79%. If the energy received by the steam inside the steam generator is 2400 kJ/kg, the exit temperature of flue gases (Cp=1.2 kJ/kgK) is 180°C and the fuel is burned with an A/F ratio of 18/1 (the lower heating value of the fuel burned is 45000 kJ/kg), the heat loss from the chimney considering an ambient temperature of 25°C is Select one: a. 139 kW b. 2651 kW c. 2511 kW d. 3078 k

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Consider a steam generator of a capacity of 40000 kg/hr and an efficiency of 79%. If the energy received by the steam inside the steam generator is 2400 kJ/kg, the exit temperature of flue gases (Cp=1.2 kJ/kgK) is 180°C and the fuel is burned with an A/F ratio of 18/1 (the lower heating value of the fuel burned is 45000 kJ/kg), the heat loss from the chimney considering an ambient temperature of 25°C is
Select one:
a. 139 kW
b. 2651 kW
c. 2511 kW
d. 3078 kW
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