A coal-fired power plant emitshot gases at a rate of 50 ft3/sec. The hot gas contains flyash, which is emitted at a rate of 120 lb of flyash per hour. What is the concentration of flyash in micrograms per cubic meter?

C flyash = 10677789.55 μg/m³

Explanation:

A coal-fired power plant:

∴ rate = 50 ft³/s = (1.416 m³/s) (3600 s/h) = 5097.6 m³/h

hot gas-flyash:

∴ rf = 120 Lb/h = 54431.1 g/h = 54431100000 μg/h

⇒ C flyash = ? [=] μg/m³

⇒ C flyash = (54431100000 μg/h) / (h/5097.6 m³)

⇒ C flyash = 10677789.55 μg/m³