NPTEL Online Certification Course

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Sub: Steam and Gas Power Systems
Instructor: Prof. Ravi Kumar

Assignment #3 Solution

1. High pressure boilers operate at pressures above ?

(a) 80 bar
(b) 120 bar
(c) 140 bar
(d) 180 bar

2. For combustion of a fuel, following is essential

(a) Correct fuel air ratio
(b) Proper ignition temperature
(c) O₂ to support combustion
(d) All the three above

3. Which is the most recent economical method of power generation from boilers?
(a) Natural circulation boiler
(b) Super critical boiler
(c) Fire tube boiler
(d) Forced circulation

4. Which of the following is a water tube boiler?

(a) Locomotive boiler
(b) Cochran boiler
(c) Cornish boiler
(d) Babcock and Wilcox boiler

5. The bituminous coal is no caking if its carbon content is

(a) 78-81%
(b) 81-85%
(c) 85-90%
(d) 90-95%

6. Which of the following boilers has the highest heat transfer capacity?
(a) Subcritical boiler
(b) Critical boiler
(c) Forced circulation boiler
(d) Supercritical boiler

7. The ratio of heat actually used in producing the Steam to the heat liberated in the
furnace is called
(a) equivalent evaporation 'from and at 100°C'
(b) evaporative capacity of a boiler
(c) boiler efficiency
(d) power plant efficiency

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 8. In a boiler, various heat losses take place. The biggest loss is due to
(a) moisture in fuel
(b) dry flue gases
(c) Steam formation
(d) unburnt carbon

9. The draught may be produced by a

(a) mechanical fan
(b) chimney
(c) steam jet
(d) all of these

10. When the enthalpy of steam is hs kJ/kg and the enthalpy of feed water is hf kJ/kg, then
the factor of evaporation is given by
ℎ 𝑠 −ℎ 𝑓
(a) 2257
ℎ 𝑠 +ℎ 𝑓2
(b) 2257
2257
(c) ℎ 𝑠 −ℎ 𝑓
2257
(d) ℎ 𝑠 +ℎ 𝑓

11. The draught in locomotive boilers is produced by a

(a) chimney
(b) centrifugal fan
(c) steam jet
(d) all the above

12. For complete combustion of 1kg of a typical coal 15 kg of air required. The Calorific
value of coal 4400 kcal/kg with ash content of 20%.what is the quantity (in kg ) flue
gas generated by 10 kg coal?
(a) 158
(b) 138
(c) 128
(d) 118

Solution:-The quantity of flue gas in the complete combustion of one kg fuel = fuel +
air – ash= 1+ 15 – 0.2= 15.8 kg
So, for complete combustion of 10 kg fuel, the quantity of flue gas = 10×15.8= 158 kg

Linked questions(13-15)
A fuel contains by mass 88%C , 8% H2 , 1%S and 3% ash. Calculate at stoichiometry
13. Total oxygen needed is
(a) 2.997kg
(b) 2.94 kg
(c) 1.007kg
(d) 39.97 kg
Solution:-
Carbon C + O2 = CO2
Mass ratio12 + 32 = 44
Hence 0.88kg of C need (32/12)x0.88=2.347 kg of oxygen.
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Hydrogen 2H2 + O2 = 2H2O
Mass ratio 4 + 32 = 36
hence 0.08kg of hydrogen needs (32/4) x 0.08 = 0.64 kg of oxygen.
Sulphur S + O2= SO2
Mass ratio 32+ 32 = 64
Hence 0.01kg of Sulphur needs 0.01kg of oxygen.

Total oxygen needed is 2.347 + 0.64 + 0.01 = 2.997kg

14. Total air needed is

(a) 1.303 kg
(b) 0.1303 kg
(c) 30.13 kg
(d) 13.03 kg
Solution:-
Total air needed is 2.997×100/23 = 13.03kg

15. Air fuel ratio

(a) 9.81
(b) 10.51
(c) 13.03
(d) 7.51
Solution:-
The stoichiometric air/fuel ratio is 13.03/1= 13.03

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