MECORREL3 - MACHINE FOUNDATION, CHIMNEY AND VARIABLE LOADS Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. What is the length of the machine foundation if the length of the bedplate is 4 m? a 4.8m b. 5.5m c. 33m d. 6.6m Ifthe width of the bedplate is 3 m and the clearance is 0.3, what is the upper width of the machine foundation? a 5.5m b. 43m cc. 3.6m d. 5.5m What is the required base area of the foundation to support an engine with specified speed of 1200 rpm and weight of 9000 kg. Assume a safe bearing capacity of soil as 47.867 kPa. Use ¢= 0.11 a. 5.57m2 b. 887m 7.15 m2 d. 10.5 m2 ‘A machine foundation has a base dimension of 3 m x 6m and has a weight equal to 4 times the weight of the engine. Find the maximun weight of the engine to be mounted if the safe bearing pressure of soil is 150 kPa. a. 66,324.33 ke b. 33,264.58 ke 44,061.72 kg. d. $5,045.87 kg A steam boiler plant consumes 9000 kg of coal per hour and produces 20 kg of dry flue gases per kg of coal fired. Outside air temperature is 32 C, average ‘temperature of the flue gas entering the chimney is 343 C and the average temperature of the dry flue gas in the chimney is 260 C. The gage fluid density is 994.78 kg per cu.m and the theoretical draft of 2.286 cm of H2O at the chimney base is needed when the barometric pressure is 760 mm Hg, Determine the height of the chimney in meters. a 30 b. 40 «50 a 60 If the actual draft required for a furnace is 6.239 em of water the frictional losses in the stack are 15 % of theoretical draft, calculate the required stack height in meters. Assume that the flue gas have an average temperature of 149 C and molecular weight of 30. Assume air temperature of 21 C. a. 215 b. 230 c. 220 a. 210 A coal fired steam boiler uses 3000 kg of coal per hour. Air required for combustion is 15.5 kg per kg coal at barometric pressure of 98.2 kPa. The flue gas has a temperature of 285 C and an average molecular weight of 30, Assuming an ash loss of | % and allowable gas velocity of 7.5 mvs, find the diameter of the chimney. a. 191m b. 182m c. 262m d. 2.93 mA753 MW power plant has an average load of 35,000 kW and a load factor of 65%. Find the reserve over peak. a. 21.19 MW b. 23.41 MW ©. 25.38MW d. 18.75 MW The annual peak load on a 15,000 kW power plant is 10,500 kW. Two substations are supplied by this plant. Annual energy dispatched through substation A is 27,500,000 kWh with a peak load at 8900 kW, 16500000 are sent through substation B with peak load at 6650 kW. Neglect line losses. Find the diversity factor between substations and capacity factor of the powerplant. a. 148, 0.446 b. 1.48, 0.335 fc. 1,75, 0.335 d. 1.75, 0.446 What is the annual capacity factor of the plant if the annual energy produced in a 150 MW powerplant is 500,000,000 kWh? a. 38.05 % b. 44.04% ©. 36.19% d. 34.44% A power plant is said to have a use factor of 48.5 % and a capacity factor of 42.4 %. How many hrs did it operate during the year? a. 6,600.32 hrs b. 7,658.23 hrs ©. 8,600.32 hrs d. 5,658.23 hrs Calculate the use factor of a power plant if the capacity factor is 35 % and it operates 8000 hours during the year?” a, 38325 % b. 33.825. % ©. 35.823 % dd. 32.538% A daily load curve which exhibited a 15 min peak of 150,000 kW is drawn to scales of 1 em = 3 hrs and 1 cm = 10,000 kW. The area under the curve is measured by a planimeter and found to be 60 sq. m, ‘What is the load factor based on the 15 min peak? a 05 b. 0.75 ©. 0.55 d. 0.65 If the rated capacity of the system is 50,000 kW and the actual maximum demand is 35,000 kW, what is the utilization factor? a 06 b. 07 ce. 05 a 08