DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

College of Engineering
Western Mindanao State University
Baliwasan, Zamboanga City

Name: ___________________________ Home Based Midterm Exam (ME 152) Date: January19, 2019
(Power Plant Engineering)

Problem Solving. Solve the following problems show your solution.

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1. The ultimate analysis of coal is given below:

C = 68.5% S = 1.5% Ash = 12.0%
H = 2.5% O = 3.5%
What is the higher value of coal in KJ/kg?

2. A coal with the following % weight composition is burned with air whose dry and wet bulb temperature are 78 oF & 68 oF,
respectively.
C = 58% S = 2.0 %
H2 = 4.8% A = 8.0%
O2 = 16.2% M = 10.0%
N2 = 1.0%
Calculate for complete combustion:
a. % of water vapor in the combustion air
b. Weight of actual air (dry + water vapor) theoretically required.

3. Calculate the higher heating value of liquid dodecane fuel. The chemical formula of Dodecane is C 12H24

4. What is the atmospheric pressure on a planet in psi if the pressure is 100 Kpa and the gage pressure is 10 Kpa?

5. A 650 Bhp diesel engine uses fuel oil of 28 oAPI gravity, fuel consumption is 0.65 lb/Bhp-hr. Cost of fuel is
₱ 7.95/liter. For continuous operation, determine the cost of fuel per day at 45 0C

6. Calculate the theoretical air needed for the complete combustion of ethane C 2H6 for 20kg fuel.

7. A logging firm in Isabela operates a diesel electric plant to supply its electric energy requirements. During a 24 hour period
, the plant consumed 250 gallons of fuel @ 80 oF and produced 2,700 kW-hr. Industrial fuel used is 30o API and was
purchased @ ₱ 3/liter at 60 oF. Determine the overall thermal efficiency of the plant.

8. Air at 70o F is used to inflate an automobile tire to 30 psig. After being driven, the temperature has risen to 100 oF. What is
the resulting pressure if the tire did not stretch?

9. A certain gas at 101.325 Kpa and 16oC whose volume is 2.83 m3 are compressed into a storage vessel of 0.31 m3
capacity. Before admission the storage vessel contained the gas at a pressure and temperature of 137.8 Kpa and 24 oC.
After admission, the pressure increased to 1171.8 Kpa. What should be the final temperature of the gas in the vessel in oK?

10. It is required to find the theoretical volume of air at 20oC and 100 kpa absolute pressure to burn one kg of Franklin county
coal. The volumetric analysis of coal as fired is as follows:
C = 65.65 % O = 18.61%
H = 5.87% S = 1.51%

DR. ROBERTO M. SALA

Professor/Class Adviser