Slu - Sea - Che 520L Prelim Quiz 1

SLU | SEA | ChE 520L Prelim Quiz 1
1. Steam flows along a horizontal duct. At one point in the duct the pressure of the steam is 1 bar and the
temperatures is 400oC. At a second point, some distance from the first, the pressure is 1.5 bar and the
temperature is 500oC. Assuming the flow to be frictionless and adiabatic, determine whether the flow is accelerating
or decelerating.
a. accelerating b. decelerating c. can’t be determined d. no answer
2. In a non-flow process there is heat transfer loss of 1055 kJ and an internal energy increase of 210 kJ. Determine
the work transfer and state whether the process is an expansion or compression.
a. -1265 kJ, b. -1265 kJ, expansion c. 1265 kJ, compression d. 1265 kJ, expansion
compression
3. In a non-flow process carried out on 5.4 kg of a substance, there was a specific internal energy decrease of 50
kJ/kg and a work transfer from the substance of 85 kJ/kg. Determine the heat transfer and state whether it is
gain or loss.
a. 210 kJ, gain b. 210 kJ, loss c. 189 kJ, gain d. 189 kJ, loss
4. During the working stroke of an engine the heat transferred out of the system was 150 kJ/kg of the working
substance. If the work done by the engine is 250 kJ/kg, determine the change in internal energy and state whether
it is decrease or increase.
a. 400 kJ/kg, increase b. -400 kJ/kg, decrease c. 200 kJ/kg, increase d. -200 kJ/kg, decrease
5. A closed rigid system has a volume of 85 L contains steam at 2 bar and dryness fraction of 0.9. Calculate the
quantity of heat which must be removed from the system in order to reduce the pressure to 1.0 bar.
a. -38 kJ b. 99 kJ c. -47 kJ d. 75 kJ
6. A compressor takes in air at 1bar and 20 C and discharges into a line. The average air velocity in the line at a point
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close to the discharge is 7 m/s and the discharge pressure is 3.5 bar. Assuming that the compression occurs
isentropically, calculate the work input to the compressor. Assume that the air inlet velocity is very small.
a. -126.6 kW/kg b. -100.4 kW/kg c. 135.2 kW/kg d. 115.9 kW/kg
7. A rotary air compressor takes in air (which may be treated as a perfect gas) at a pressure of 1bar and a
temperature of 20oC and compresses it adiabatically to a pressure of 6bar. The isentropic efficiency of the process is
0.85 and changes in kinetic and potential energy may be neglected. Calculate the specific entropy change of the air.
Take R = 0.287 kJ/kg-K and cp = 1.006 kJ/kg-K.
a. 0.07 kJ/kg-K b. 0.11 kJ/kg-K c. 0.23 kJ/kg-K d. 0.91 kJ/kg-K
8. A boiler receives feed water at 20 kPa as saturated liquid and delivers steam at 2 MPa and 500oC. If the furnace of
this boiler is oil fired, the calorific value of oil being 42000 kJ/kg; determine the efficiency of the combustion when
4.2 tonnes of oil was required to process 42000 kg of steam.
a. 67% b. 76% c. 89% d. 98%
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9. Ten kilograms per second steam at 6MPa and 500 C expands isentropically in a turbine to a pressure of 100 kPa.
If the heat transfer from the casing to surroundings represents 1 percent of the overall change of enthalpy of the
steam, calculate the power output of the turbine. Assume exit is 5m above entry and that initial velocity of steam is
100 m/s whereas exit velocity is 10 m/s.
a. 20 MW b. 11 MW c. 9 MW d. 5 MW
10. The pressure in a steam main pipe is 1.2 MPa; a sample is drawn off and throttled where its pressure and
temperature become 0.1 MPa, 140oC respectively. Determine the dryness fraction of the steam in the main.
a. 0.789 b. 0.981 c. 0.799 d. 0.986
11. A stoichiometric problem was solved on the basis of 100 moles dry flue gas (DFG). The given condition at the stack
outlet are as follows: 780 mm Hg, 970K and the partial pressure of water is 24 mm Hg. The volume of the wet
flue gas is
a. 7890 L b. 8.001 m3 c. 8719 L d. 7.8009 m3
12. Impure sulfur is burned to SO2 for conversion to SO3 in a sulfuric acid plant. Orsat analysis of the burner shows
SLU | SEA | ChE 520L Prelim Quiz 1
9.32% SO2, 6.93% O2. The charge fuel contains 48% sulfur. What percent of the sulfur fired leaves as SO3?
a. 39.21% b. 29.91% c. 30.08% d. 35.78%

13. On a dry basis, a sample of coal analyzes as follows: VCM = 21.06%, FC=71.80% and ash = 7.14%. If the moisture
present in the coal is 2.49%, what is the %FC on the wet basis?
a. 70.0% b. 70.8% c. 71.5% d. 71.8%

14. 100 lb of pyrites are burned with sufficient supply of air (40% in excess of that required if all the sulfur were
converted to SO3) in a standard pyrite burner. Of the pyrites charged, 15% is lost in the cinder. Calculate the
weight of air used per 100 lb pyrites.
a. 350 lb b. 500 lb c. 600 lb d. 700 lb

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15. A blast furnace gas analyzing 25% CO, 10% CO2, 5%CH4, 4%H2 and 56% N2 at 25 C and 98kPa and saturated with
water vapor is burned with 20% excess air. Air is supplied at 30oC, 760 mmHg and also saturated with water
vapor. 95% of the total C in the fuel is converted to CO2, the rest to CO. Molar ratio of H2 to CO is 1:4 in the stack
gas which leaves at 200oC and 760 mmHg. Calculate the air-fuel ratio by volume
a. 1.40 b. 2.30 c. 1.80 d. 3.60

16. A mixture of pure sulfur and pyrites analyzing 85% FeS2 and 15% gangue is burned in a standard pyrites burner.
The burner gas contains 10% SO2, 7% O2, and 83% N2 on an SO3-free basis and contains 1 mol SO3 per 100 mol
SO3-free burner gas. The cinder contains 2% S as SO3. Calculate the percentage of FeS2 in the charge.
a. 54.89% b. 73.35% c. 80.00% d. 97.81%

17. Determine the amount of O2 theoretically required for the combustion of 100 kmol of blast furnace gas analyzing
25% CO, 10% CO2, 5% H2, 8% CH4, 48% N2 and 4% O2.
a. 90 kmol b. 65 kmol c. 55 kmol d. 27 kmol

18. If moist hydrogen containing 4% water by volume is burnt completely in a furnace with 25% excess air, calculate the
percent moisture of the flue gas produced from the furnace.
a. 11.89% b. 29.61% c. 12.90% d. 30.01%

19. A high volatile bituminous coal was found to contain 64% fixed carbon, 4% moisture, 8% ash, 1.4% sulfur and 1.6%
nitrogen, with a heating value of 13985 Btu/lb. Calculate the percentage of carbon in the coal.
a. 71.45% b. 78.96% c. 86.80% d. 91.89%

20. In the preceding problem, Calculate the percentage of oxygen in the coal
a. 5.42% b. 5.89% c. 5.91% d. 6.00%

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a. 39.21% b. 29.91% c. 30.08% d. 35.78%

a. 70.0% b. 70.8% c. 71.5% d. 71.8%

weight of air used per 100 lb pyrites.

a. 350 lb b. 500 lb c. 600 lb d. 700 lb

a. 1.40 b. 2.30 c. 1.80 d. 3.60

a. 54.89% b. 73.35% c. 80.00% d. 97.81%

25% CO, 10% CO2, 5% H2, 8% CH4, 48% N2 and 4% O2.

a. 90 kmol b. 65 kmol c. 55 kmol d. 27 kmol

percent moisture of the flue gas produced from the furnace.

a. 11.89% b. 29.61% c. 12.90% d. 30.01%

a. 71.45% b. 78.96% c. 86.80% d. 91.89%

a. 5.42% b. 5.89% c. 5.91% d. 6.00%

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