CONVERTING VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS TO WEIGHT ANALYSIS

Xi = volumetric fraction
Mi = molecular weight
fmi = 𝑋𝑖𝑀𝑖/(𝑋𝑖𝑀𝑖)
XiMi = Molecular weight of the mixture

C2H6 72% ETHANE

CH4 28% METHANE

EXAMPLE #1

i M X MX fmi fm/M
C2H6 30 0.72 21.6 0.828221 0.027607
CH4 16 0.28 4.48 0.171779 0.010736
S - 1 26.08 1 0.038344

(a) . DETERMINE THE WEIGHT ANALYSIS OF THE FUEL

C2H6 = 82.82209 %
CH4 = 17.17791 %

(b). THE MASS OF FUEL IN A 1 m3 TANK AT STANDARD ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS

R= 8.3143/MW unit: kJ/KgK
0.3188 V = 1 m3
m= pV/RT unit: kg
m= 1.101461 kg
AT STANDARD ATMOSPHERIC CONDITION
p= 101.325 kPaa
T= 60 F
288.5556 K

convert the analysis by element

i M X MX fmi fm/M C H
C2H6 30 0.72 21.6 0.828221 0.027607 17.28 4.32 21.6
CH4 16 0.28 4.48 0.171779 0.010736 3.36 1.12 4.48
S - 1 26.08 1 0.038344 20.64 5.44 26.08

C= 0.791411
H= 0.208589
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EXAMPLE #2
FUEL M fm fm/M X XM C H S
C2H6 30 0.25 0.008333 0.087931 2.637942 2.110354 0.527588
CH4 16 0.45 0.028125 0.296769 4.748296 3.561222 1.187074
H2 2 0.11 0.055 0.580347 1.160695 1.160695
S 32 0.01 0.000313 0.003297 0.105518 0.105518
C4H12 60 0.18 0.003 0.031655 1.899319 1.519455 0.379864
S 1 0.094771 10.55177 7.191031 3.255221 0.105518 10.55177

C2H6 = 8.793141 % C 0.6815

CH4 = 29.67685 % H2 0.3085
H2 = 58.03473 % S 0.01
S = 0.329743 % 1
C4H12 = 3.165531 %