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Mining Engineering · Q115

Mine Ventilation

Engineering and GATE · Mining Engineering · question 115

Q115

Air of 20.8% O2, concentration enters a coal mine panel at 20 m3/s and exits with 20.6% O2. The oxygen depletion is due to oxidation of carbon in spontaneous heating process only, assuming the density of oxygen as 1.3 kg/m3 and the calorific value of carbon as 34 MJ/kg, the heat generated in kW from the panel due to spontaneous oxidation is

A.
533
B.
640
C.
663
Answer
D.
693

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
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