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Boiler produces 250,000 pounds of steam per hour at 1200 psiaand 1050 degrees Fahrenheit from feed water entering the boiler at1500 psia and 300 degrees Fahrenheit. Fuel oil having a higherheating value of 18,000 Btu/lb is supplied to the burners at a rateof 20,500 lb/hr. Furnace volume is 1,500 cubic feet.

Calculate:

a) boiler capacity

b) factor of evaporation

c) equivalent evaporation

d) furnace heat release rate in Btu/hr ft^3

e) boiler efficiency

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