Sarah Jordan

EGEE 101H- Homework#2

a. A) Burn Coal:
Heating Value: 25,000,000 Btu/ton, Heating Efficiency: 0.55, Cost: $65 per ton.
25,000,000 Btu/ton (.55) = 13750000Btu/ton
125000000Btu x
1 ton
=
125000000Btu
Y
13750000Btu
13750000

x $65/ton = $590.90

B) Burn Fuel Oil

Heating value: 140,000 Btu/gallon, Heating Efficiency: 0.65, Cost: $4 per gallon.

$5,494.50

140000Btu/gal ( .65) = 91000Btu/gal

125000000Btu x
1gallon
=
Y

91000Btu

125000000Btu

x $4/gal =

91000

C) Burn Natural Gas:

Heating Value: 1,000 Btu/cu ft, Heating Efficiency: 0.80, Cost: $2.5/1,000 cu ft.

$390625.

1000Btu/ft3 (.80) = 800 Btu/ft3

125000000Btu x
1ft3
=
Y

125000000Btu x $2.5/1000ft 3 =

800Btu

800 Btu

D) Use Electricity:
Conversion Factor: 1 kWh = 3412 Btu, Heating Efficiency: 1.0, Cost:
$90/1,000 kWh
3412 Btu/kWh (1.0) = 3412Btu/kWh
125000000Btu x
1kWh
=
125000000Btu
$3297186.40
Y
3412Btu
3412Btu

2. 212-77 =135
2lbs of water x 1Btu
(135F) = 270Btu
1 lb of water
0.11kWh x 3412 Btu = 375.3Btu
1kWh
270Btu = .72
72% heating efficiency
375.3Btu
3. u = q- w

u=o

x $90/1000 =

q=w
423K-293K w
= 130 = .307328605
130 = WE
423
Maximum efficency = 30.7%- the inventor is incorrect
4. A) 65206 tons of coal x 1.28 ton S x 2 tons of SO2 = 1669.3 ton SO2
100 ton of coal 1 ton of S
B) 1000000Btu x 1 lb of coal x 1.28 lbs
x
13618 Btu
100 lb of coal

2 lb SO2 = 1.88 lb SO2

1 lb of S
1000000Btu

C) 65206 tons of coal x 85 ton of C x 3.67 tons of CO2 = 203410 tons CO2
100 ton of coal 1 ton of carbon