Assignment 2; Combustion fundamentals

Dateline: 15/08

1. Propane is burned with air. For each case, obtain the balanced reaction equation for
complete combustion a) with the theoretical amount of air, b) with 20% excess air.
2. Butane burns completely with air. The equivalence ratio is 0.9. Determine a) the
balanced reaction equation and the percentage excess air.
3. One hundred kmol of butane together with 4000 kmol of air enter a furnace per unit of
time. Carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and unburned fuel appear in the products of
combustion existing the furnace. Determine the percentage excess or percentage
deficiency of air, whichever is appropriated.
4. Methane is burned with dry air. The molar analysis of the products on a dry basis is
9.7% CO2, 0.5% CO, 2.95% O2, 86.85% N2. Determine a) the air-fuel ratio on both molar
and mass basis, b) the percentage of theoretical air used and c) the dew point
temperature of the products, in ºF, if the mixture were cooled at 1 atm.
5. A natural gas has the following molar analysis: CH4, 80.62%; C2H6, 5.41%; C3H8, 1.87%;
C4H10, 1.60%; N2, 10.50%. The gas is burned with dry air, giving products having a
molar analysis on a dry basis: CO2, 7.8%; CO, 0.2%; O2, 7%; N2, 85%. (a) Determine the
air–fuel ratio on a molar basis. (b) Assuming ideal gas behavior for the fuel mixture,
determine the amount of products in kmol that would be formed from 150 m3 of fuel
mixture at 350 K and 1 bar. (c) Determine the percent of theoretical air and (d)
Determine the mole fractions of the products of combustion.
6. A gaseous fuel mixture with a specified molar analysis burns completely with moist air
to form gaseous products as shown in the figure. Determine the dew point
temperature of the products, in ºC.

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