Deadline: April 8, 2019 10:00 am

1. Octane is burned with 150% theoretical air. The air is at 25°C and has 50% relative humidity.
Determine (a) the balanced reaction equation; (b) the dew point of the products; (c) the dew point of
the products if dry air were used.

2. A furnace bums natural gas that has the following volumetric analysis: 90% CH4, 7% C2H6, and 3%
C3H8. The gas flow is 0.02 m3 /s, and 25% excess air is required for complete combustion. The natural
gas and air enter at 25 oC and 1 atm pressure. The exhaust gas has a temperature of 1060oC. Determine
(a) the volumetric analysis of products of combustion; (b) the dew point of the products; (c) the thermal
energy used in the furnace; (d) the exit gas velocity (the stack has a 1-m diameter).

3. A study to be made using propane at 25oC as reacted with moist air (air conditioning water vapor) at
400 oK in a steady state, steady flow process. The combustion process is adiabatic, and the exiting
temperature is measured to be 1200 oK. A sample of the products is tested and found to have a dew-
point temperature of 70 oC. Determine the percentage of theoretical air used and the relative humidity
of this air. Assume the combustion is complete and that the pressure is 100 KPa throughout the process.

4. Using the Maxwell equation and the cyclic relation. Derive the remaining
Maxwell relations.

5. (a) For a reversible adiabatic compression or expansion process, show that Pv k = constant, where k is
the isentropic exponent defined as

Start with s = s(P,v) and employ the Maxwell relations.

(b) For the special case of an ideal gas, show that

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