RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF KNOWLEDGE TECHNOLOGIES

E4 SEM1 Week Test 5 and 6

Subject : Furnace design, Refractories and Thermal Barrier Coatings

Date : 21-09-2013
Time : 1 Hour
Max.
Marks : 20

Consider common data for Q1 to Q4

A furnace is heated by combusting a fuel of composition 39% CO, 12% CO2, 6% H2, 3% S and 40%
N2 with dry air. The Orsat analysis of products of combustion (POC) is 20% CO2, 10% CO, 9% O2 and
61% N2. Calculate the following on the basis of 1m3 of fuel. Consider four digits after decimal point.

Amount of POC at NTP (in kg mol)

(a) 0.0714 (b) 0.0758
(c) 0.0803 (d) 0.0848

Volume of POC at STP (in m3)

(a) 1.746 (b) 1.855
(c) 1.964 (d) 2.073

How many times there is an increase in the volume of POC at 1000C compared to STP
(a) 4.273 (b) 4.662
(c) 4.992 (d) 4.816

Determine the amount of N2 in dry air (in kg mol)

(a) 0.0394 (b) 0.0311
(c) 0.8835 (d) 0.6979

Consider common data for Q5 to Q10

A furnace heats the billet. The furnace is heated by combusting coal with air. The ultimate analysis of
coal is: C 75.5%, H 6.5%, O 7.7%, N 2.1%, S 1.5% and ash 6.7%. The moisture content of coal, when
fired is 3%. The air is moist with the relative humidity (RH) of 45%. The barometer shows 735 mm
Hg pressure and 20C temperature. The water vapour at saturation in 16.64 mm Hg. The Orsat analysis
of products of combustion (POC) is 16.3% CO2, 7.1% O2 and 76.6% N2. Calculate the following on
the basis of 1 kg coal. Consider four digits after decimal point.

Amount of POC (in kg mol)

(a) 0.3122 (b) 0.3888
(c) 0.4216 (d) Data Insufficient

Determine the amount of oxygen in dry air (in m3)

(a) 1.1424 (b) 1.4336
(c) 1.7696 (d) Data Insufficient

Determine the amount of N2 in dry air (in kg mol)

(a) 0.2258 (b) 0.2525
(c) 0.297 (d) Data Insufficient

Determine the stoichiometric amount of oxygen in air (in m3)

(a) 1.7808 (b) 1.7270
(c) 1.5702 (d) Data Insufficient

Determine the stoichiometric amount of air (in kg mol)

(a) 1.1424 (b) 1.4336
(c) 1.7696 (d) Data Insufficient

Percent excess air

(a) 2.4 (b) 3.6
(c) 4.8 (d) Data Insufficient

Consider common data for Q11 to Q14

In a continuous heating furnace 750 kg/hr coal is burnt with 3% moisture and the following ultimate
analysis (dry basis): C 77%, H 7%, O 4%, N 1%, S 2% and ash 7%. In normal operation, the Orsat
analysis of products of combustion (POC) is 13% CO 2, 6% O2, 0.5% CO and 80.5%N2. The operator
has opened for charging. He closes the door and operates the furnace with the same firing rate and
burner adjustments were in the normal operation. He does again Orsat analysis of POC. The Orsat
analysis now is 11.5% CO2, 8.2% O2 and 80.3% N2. He is surprised to see change in Orsat analysis.

Amount of POC for normal operation (in kg mol)

(a) 0.4082 (b) 0.564
(c) 0.684 (d) Data Insufficient

Amount of POC when door opened (in kg mol)

(a) 0.4082 (b) 0.564
(c) 0.684 (d) Data Insufficient

Amount of air leakage (in kg mol)

(a) 0.080 (b) 0.087
(c) 0.084 (d) Data Insufficient

Amount of air leakage for combustion of 750 kg/hr coal (in m3/min)
(a) 16 (b) 23
(c) 35 (d) Data Insufficient

Which of the following is not a refractory

(a) Alumina (b) Sillimanite
(c) Semimullite (d) Magnesite
Assertion (A): Refractory is required to allow thermal energy independent conversions of reactants
into products.
Reason (R): Metallic vessels are neither suitable nor economical.
(a) Both A and R is true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R is true, but R is the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true

On sudden heating the spalling tendency is directly proportional to

(a) Maximum shear strain (b) Coefficient of thermal expansion
(c) Thermal diffusivity (d) None of these

Permanent changes in a material during heating is not due to

(a) Chemical reaction (b) Change in allotropic form
(c) Sintering reaction (d) Applied load

Fire clay contains

(a) Al2O3 (b) SiO2
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these

Under which category the chromite refractory belongs to

(a) Acid (b) Base
(c) Neutral (d) None of these

KEY:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
C C A B B C C B C A
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
D D D D C D B D C C