LATIHAN SOAL NERACA PANAS

1. Dry solid fuel (no moisture) with the composition C 85%, H 12% dan S 3% is burned in
the furnace. The fuel does not contain ash at all. Orsat analysis of the stack gas is shown as
follows: CO2 13.03% and CO 0.38%. Air and solid fuel enter the furnace at 25C, and the
stack gas temperature is 340C. Calculate excess air and thermal efficiency of the furnace.

CO + 0,5 O2 CO2 HR,298 = - 67636 cal

H2O (liquid) H2O (gas) H298 = 10520 cal

HHV 6800 cal/gram. Mean specific heat:

N2 O2 H2O CO2 CO SO2

7 7.3 8 10 7.1 8.2

2. This catalytic reaction is run adiabatically in a fixed bed reactor:

CH4 + 2 O2 CO2 + 2 H2O (exothermic)
CH4 + 2 H2O CO2 + 4 H2 (endothermic)
Oxygen from air totally reacts, and methane-steam feed has a ratio of CH 4 : H2O = 1:1
(mol/mol). Methane-steam enters the reactor at 220C, while air enters at 25C. The
reactors effluent has a temperature of 500C. If the total conversion of methane is 60%,
calculate the air needed per mol of methane feed and the composition of effluent.

Hf,298K (cal/mol) Cp average (cal/mol/K)

CH4 - 17,889 11.5
CO2 - 94,051 10.8
H2O (gas) - 57,798 8.5
O2 --- 7.5
N2 --- 7.2
H2 --- 7.0

3. Adiabatic reaction of NH3 oxidation is conducted at gas phase:

NH3 + O2 NO + H2O (complete the stoichiometric coefficient!)
NH3 is completely oxidized. Air and NH3 gas are charged into the reactor at 40C. The
reactor effluent is 950C.
How much air is charged into the reactor?

hf,298 (cal/mol) Cp mean

NH3 - 11000 6.7
H2O - 57798 8.2
NO 21600 8.1
N2 --- 6.7
O2 --- 6.8

4. Gas with the composition CH4 40%, CO 30% and H2 30% is burned adiabatically, with
300% excess air. Gas and air enter the burner at 25C. Calculate adiabatic flame
temperature.

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 Hf,298K (cal/mol) Cp average (cal/mol/K)
CH4 - 17,889 11.5
CO -26,415 7.2
CO2 - 94,051 10.8
H2O (gas) - 57,798 8.5
O2 --- 7.5
N2 --- 7.2
H2 --- 7.0