QUESTION 3 Feed water enters a boiler at 30°C. Steam leaves the boiler 95% dry at a pressure of 2600 KPa and passes through a super-heater where its temperature is raised to 260°C at constant pressure. The steam output is 8.5 kg of coal burnt. The coal has a calorific value of 50 MJ/kg, calculate (7) 3.1. The plant efficiency. 3.2. The equivalent evaporation from and at 100°C. (3) 3.3. The heat transfer rate per kg of coal in the evaporator and in the superheater. (3) 2

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QUESTION 3
Feed water enters a boiler at 30°C. Steam leaves the boiler 95% dry at a pressure of
2600 KPa and passes through a super-heater where its temperature is raised to 260°C
at constant pressure. The steam output is 8.5 kg of coal burnt. The coal has a calorific
value of 50 MJ/kg, calculate
(7)
3.1. The plant efficiency.
3.2.
The equivalent evaporation from and at 100°C.
(3)
3.3.
The heat transfer rate per kg of coal in the evaporator and in the superheater.
(3)
2
Transcribed Image Text:QUESTION 3 Feed water enters a boiler at 30°C. Steam leaves the boiler 95% dry at a pressure of 2600 KPa and passes through a super-heater where its temperature is raised to 260°C at constant pressure. The steam output is 8.5 kg of coal burnt. The coal has a calorific value of 50 MJ/kg, calculate (7) 3.1. The plant efficiency. 3.2. The equivalent evaporation from and at 100°C. (3) 3.3. The heat transfer rate per kg of coal in the evaporator and in the superheater. (3) 2
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