Chem 11- Chemistry for Engineers Laboratory Activity

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Laboratory Activity 5
COMBUSTION OF FUELS

Direction:
Write all your answer in a long sheet of bond paper.

1. Define combustion?
2. What is flue gas?

Solve the following:

3. Calculate the mass of oxygen required for the combustion of 1 kg of a carbon,
hydrogen and sulphur.

4. A sample of hydrocarbon contains 18.18% hydrogen and 81.82% of

carbon by weight. Find the mass of air required for the complete combustion of 1 kg of
the fuel.
5. A sample of coal was found to have the following composition.
C = 75%, H2 = 5.2%, O2 = 12.1%, N2 = 3.2% and ash = 4.5% by mass. Calculate the
amount of air required for complete combustion of 1 kg of coal.
6. A fuel is found to contain C = 90%, H = 6%, S = 2.5%, O 2 = 1% and ash
= 0.2% by mass. Calculate the amount of air required for complete combustion of 1 kg
of fuel.
7. A gaseous fuel has the following composition by volume.H2 = 15%, CO =
30%, CH4 = 3%, CO2= 5%, O2 = 2% and remaining N2. Calculate the volume of air
needed for complete combustion of 1 m3 of fuel.
8. The composition of gaseous fuel is Carbon monoxide = 22%, Hydrogen =
14%, Methane = 4%, Carbon dioxide = 6%, Nitrogen = 52% and Oxygen = 2% by
volume. Calculate the volume of air required for the combustion of 1 m 3 of the fuel.
9. A gaseous fuel has following composition by volume. Methane = 5%,
Hydrogen = 20%, CO = 25%, CO2 = 6% and the rest nitrogen. If 20% excess air is used
for combustion, calculate the volume of air supplied per m 3 of fuel.
10. A fuel contains 45% H2, 40% CO, 12% CH4 and 3% O2 by volume. Excess
air supplied is 50%. Determine the volume of air required to burn 1 m 3 of the fuel.