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(SKMV 3413)
CH 4 2 O2 CO2 2 H 2O
• If the isooctane is the fuel component, the balanced
stoichiometric combustion with oxygen is
mNM
m mass
N number of moles
M molecular weight
1 kgmole of CH4 = 16 kg
1 kgmole of O2 = 32 kg
THERMOCHEMISTRY
Stoichiometric
Lean (more than stoichiometric air is present)
Rich (less than stoichiometric air is present)
1) AF ratio
2) FA ratio
3) Equivalence ratio
HYDROCARBON FUELS
Volatility Issues
Hydrocarbon Components
• Paraffins
• Olefins
• Diolefins
• Acetylene
• Cycloparaffins
• Aromatics
• Alcohol
HYDROCARBON FUELS
Paraffins: CnH2n+2
HYDROCARBON FUELS
Olefins, CnH2n
One Double Carbon Bond
HYDROCARBON FUELS
Diolefins, CnH2n-2
Double Carbon Bond
Acetylene, CnH2n-2
One Triple Carbon Bond
HYDROCARBON FUELS
Cycloparaffins, CnH2n
Single Bond Ring
HYDROCARBON FUELS
Aromatics, CnH2n-6
Carbon Bond Ring with
Double carbon-carbon bonds
HYDROCARBON FUELS
Alcohol
Paraffins with one hydrogen atom
replaced with the OH radical