BOILER DESIGN

An ultimate analysis if coal gives the following composition:

Carbon (C) = 51.91%
Water (H2O) = 24.81%
Sulfur (S) = 0.65%
Hydrogen (H2) = 3.22%
Oxygen(O2) = 14.28%
Nitrogen (N2) = 1.06%
Ash = 4.07%
The total weight without ash = 95.93kg
51.91
r wC = =0.5411237361
95.93
24.81
rw H O= =0.2586260815
2
95.93
0.65
r w S= =0.006775774
95.93
3.22
rw H = =0.03356614198
2
95.93
14.28
r wO = =0.1488585427
2
95.93
1.06
rw N = =0.01104972376
2
95.93
Determine the parts by volume using parts by weight and molecular weight
rw / M
r v=
∑ ( rw / M )
Computing for r w / M
0.5411237361
r w / M C= =0.04509364468
12
0.2586260815
rw / M H O= =0.01436811564
2
18
0.006775774
rw / M S = =0.000211742
32
0.03356614198
rw / M H = =0.01678307099
2
2
 0.1488585427
rw / M O = =0.004651829
2
32
0.01104972376
rw / M N = =0.000394632
2
28
Total = 0.08150303431
Computing for r v
0.04509364468
r vC = =0.5532756 548
0.08150303431
0.01436811564
r vH O = =0.176289334
2
0.08150303431
0.000211742
r vS= =0.002597964
0.08150303431
0.01678307099
r vH = =0.2059195849
2
0.08150303431
0.004651829
r vO = =0.05707553147
2
0.08150303431
0.000394632
r vN = =0.00484193
2
0.08150303431
Combustion equation for one mol of ashless coal
0.55 C+ 0.18 H 2 O+0.003 S +0.21 H 2+0.06 O2 +0.005 N 2 +a O2 +b N 2 → cCO 2 +d H 2 O+e N 2 + fS O2

C : 0.5532756548=c
0.18 ( 2 ) +2 ( 0.21 )=2 d
H :
d=0.3822089189
S : 0.002597964=f
2 ( 0.06 ) +0.18+2 a=2 c+ d+ 2 f
O :
a=0.6017578798
0.005 ( 2 ) +2 b=2 e
N : b=2.978
e=2.98284193

Calcualting the air fuel ratio,

molair mol air
r af mol = =11.79903788
mol fuel molfuel
 11.79903788 ×28.97 kg air
r af m ass= =27.85921456
1 ×12.26948185 kg fuel