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    The document discusses combustion in a combustion chamber. It explains that the exhaust gas temperature (Tcomb) and heat of reaction (Q̇R) depend on the ratio of air to fuel during combustion. Using methane (CH4) as an example fuel, it shows the chemical reactions for stoichiometric combustion and combustion with excess air. It demonstrates that using excess air decreases both Tcomb and Q̇R, with the example showing Tcomb of 2060°C for stoichiometric combustion versus 1200°C for a air factor of 2, and Q̇R of 2900kW versus 1450kW respectively.

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    The document discusses combustion in a combustion chamber. It explains that the exhaust gas temperature (Tcomb) and heat of reaction (Q̇R) depend on the ratio of air to fuel during combustion. Using methane (CH4) as an example fuel, it shows the chemical reactions for stoichiometric combustion and combustion with excess air. It demonstrates that using excess air decreases both Tcomb and Q̇R, with the example showing Tcomb of 2060°C for stoichiometric combustion versus 1200°C for a air factor of 2, and Q̇R of 2900kW versus 1450kW respectively.

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    COMBUSTION

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    Jérémie Guchet
    The document discusses combustion in a combustion chamber. It explains that the exhaust gas temperature (Tcomb) and heat of reaction (Q̇R) depend on the ratio of air to fuel during combustion. Using methane (CH4) as an example fuel, it shows the chemical reactions for stoichiometric combustion and combustion with excess air. It demonstrates that using excess air decreases both Tcomb and Q̇R, with the example showing Tcomb of 2060°C for stoichiometric combustion versus 1200°C for a air factor of 2, and Q̇R of 2900kW versus 1450kW respectively.

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    What’s going on in the combustion chamber ?

    • Chemical reaction between air and fuel (vaporized)


    • Two important quantities:
    1. Exhaust gas temperature :Tcomb ?
    2. Heat of reaction : 𝑄̇𝑅 ?

    𝐴𝑖𝑟
    For a given fuel, Tcomb and 𝑄̇𝑅 depend on the ratio : [ ]
    𝐹𝑢𝑒𝑙

    Example : combustion of CH4 with air

    • Case 1: stoichiometry (air and CH4 with perfect


    proportion)

    𝐶𝐻4 + 2 (𝑂2 + 3,76 𝑁2 ) − −> 𝐶𝑂2 + 2 𝐻2 𝑂 + 2 . 3,76 𝑁2

    How to find Tcomb and 𝑸̇𝑹 ?


    - through a course of combustion : next year !!
    - using ThermOptim software
    2
    3

    Example : combustion of CH4 with air

    • Case 2: combustion with excess air

    - Objective: decrease Tcomb (too high for turbine inlet)


    - Consequence: 𝑄̇𝑅 also decreases !

    𝐴𝑖𝑟
    [ ]
    - Air factor :  = 𝐴𝑖𝑟
    𝐹𝑢𝑒𝑙
    ( = 1 @ stochio !)
    [ ]
    𝐹𝑢𝑒𝑙 𝑆𝑡𝑜𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑜

    𝐶𝐻4 + 2 (𝑂2 + 3,76 𝑁2 )−→ 𝐶𝑂2 + 2 𝐻2 𝑂 + 2  . 3,76 𝑁2


    + ( − 1) 2 𝑂2
    4

    Comparison : effect of air excess

     1 (stochio) 2

    𝑚̇𝑎𝑖𝑟 1 kg/s 1 kg/s

    𝑚̇𝐶𝐻4 0,058 kg/s 0,029 kg/s

    𝑇𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑏 2060 °C 1200 °C

    𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 (𝑄̇𝑅 ) 2900 kW 1450 kW

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