Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach 8th Edition

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Chapter 15 - Chemical Reactions - Problems - Page 794: 15-28

Answer

$P_{v}= 84%$

Work Step by Step

(a) The fuel is burned completely with excess air, and thus the products will contain $\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}, \mathrm{CO}_2, \mathrm{~N}_2$, and some free $\mathrm{O}_2$. Considering $1 \mathrm{kmol}$ of fuel, the combustion equation can be written as $$ \left(0.45 \mathrm{CH}_4+0.35 \mathrm{H}_2+0.20 \mathrm{~N}_2\right)+1.3 a_{\text {th }}\left(\mathrm{O}_2+3.76 \mathrm{~N}_2\right) \longrightarrow x \mathrm{CO}_2+y \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}+0.3 a_{\text {th }} \mathrm{O}_2+z \mathrm{~N}_2 $$ The unknown coefficients in the above equation are determined from mass balances, $$ \begin{aligned} & \mathrm{C}: 0.45=x \quad \longrightarrow x=0.45 \\ & \mathrm{H}: 0.45 \times 4+0.35 \times 2=2 y \longrightarrow y=1.2 \\ & \mathrm{O}_2: 1.3 a_{\text {th }}=x+y / 2+0.3 a_{\text {th }} \longrightarrow a_{\text {th }}=1.05 \\ & \mathrm{~N}_2: 0.20+3.76 \times 1.3 a_{\text {th }}=z \longrightarrow z=5.332 \end{aligned} $$ Thus, $$ \left(0.45 \mathrm{CH}_4+0.35 \mathrm{H}_2+0.20 \mathrm{~N}_2\right)+1.365\left(\mathrm{O}_2+3.76 \mathrm{~N}_2\right) \longrightarrow 0.45 \mathrm{CO}_2+1.2 \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}+0.315 \mathrm{O}_2+5.332 \mathrm{~N}_2 $$ The air-fuel ratio for the this reaction is determined by taking the ratio of the mass of the air to the mass of the fuel, $$ \begin{aligned} m_{\text {air }} & =(1.365 \times 4.76 \mathrm{kmol})(29 \mathrm{~kg} / \mathrm{kmol})=188.4 \mathrm{~kg} \\ m_{\text {fudl }} & =(0.45 \times 16+0.35 \times 2+0.2 \times 28) \mathrm{kg}=13.5 \mathrm{~kg} \end{aligned} $$ and $$ \mathrm{AF}=\frac{m_{\text {air }}}{m_{\text {fiucl }}}=\frac{188.4 \mathrm{~kg}}{13.5 \mathrm{~kg}}=13.96 \mathrm{~kg} \text { air } / \mathrm{kg} \text { fuel } $$ (b)$$ \frac{N_v}{N_{\text {prodgas }}}=\frac{P_v}{P_{\text {prod }}} \longrightarrow \frac{1.2-N_w}{7.297-N_w}=\frac{3.1698 \mathrm{kPa}}{101.325 \mathrm{kPa}} \longrightarrow N_w=1.003\ \mathrm{kmol} $$ since $P_{\mathrm{v}}=P_{\text {sat }} 25^{\circ} \mathrm{C}=3.1698\ \mathrm{kPa}$. Thus the fraction of water vapor that condenses is $1.003 / 1.2=0.836$ or $84 \%$.
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