Gaseous Fuels

Oxygen
• Theoretical O2 = moles C + moles S +
moles H2/2 – moles O2
• Free O2 = Theoretical X’s O2 + moles CO
/2 + moles H2 /2
Sample
• Propane is burned with excess air to ensure
complete combustion. If 55 kg of CO2 and 15 kg of
CO are obtained when propane is completely
burned with 500 kg air, determine the following:
• (a) The mass of propane burnt (kilograms)
• (b) The percent excess air
• (c) The composition of flue gas
Problem Set
• Hexane is burned with 38% excess air,
85% of the carbon in the fuel produces
carbon dioxide, 15% produces carbon
monoxide. The ratio of hydrogen gas to
the carbon monoxide in the flue gas is
taken at 1:2. Find the Orsat Analysis of
the flue gas.
Quiz 1
• Ethane and propane is burned with
15% excess air, 75% of the fuel is
composed of ethane and the rest
propane. The ratio of carbon monoxide
to carbon dioxide in the flue gas is
taken at 10:1. All the hydrogen is
converted to water. Find the Orsat and
Complete Analysis of the flue gas.
Problem Set
• The analysis of the flue gas shows:
9.08% CO2, 1.63% CO, 5.28% O2, and
84.01% N2. Find the (a) corresponding
alkane CnH2n+2 , (b) %X’s Air, and (c) kg
Air / kg hydrocarbon
• The Orsat Analysis of the flue gas
produced by the combustion of a
hydrocarbon fuel shows 10.2 CO2, 1.0%
CO, 8.4% O2, and 80.4% N2. What is the
atomic ratio of H to C in the fuel?
1.
• The Orsat analysis of a flue gas
produced by the combustion of a pure
hydrocarbon fuel with an excess of dry
air is found to be 8.5% CO2, 1.0% CO,
5.0% O2 and 85.5% N2. Calculate
• (a) the percent excess air used for
combustion and (b) the weight ratio of
C:H in the fuel.
2.
• A fuel gas consisting entirely of
methane and ethane is burned with
air to yield a flue gas whose Orsat
analysis is 8.68% CO2, 6.44% O2 and
84.88% N2. Calculate the following:
• (a) The analysis of the fuel in mole
percent (b) The percent excess air
Calculations based on partial
analysis of flue gas
• Theoretical oxygen can be determined
• Usually carbon is used as the tie substance to relate
the fuel with the stack gas
• Use dry stack gas balance to solve for the unknown
and theoretical x’s
• Moles DSG = moles CO2 + moles CO + moles N2 +
moles free O2
• Write O2 or N2 in terms of y or x
• Butane is fed with excess air, the
partial analysis of the flue gas
shows that there is 11.55% carbon
dioxide and the rest oxygen and
nitrogen. Determine the percentage
excess air and the Orsat Analysis of
the flue gas.
Problem Set
• A producer gas contains 9.2% CO2,
21.3% CO, 18% H2, 2.5% CH4, and the
rest N2. It is burned with an excess
supply of air. The flue gas analyzed
9.05% CO2, 1.34% CO, 9.98% O2 and
79.63% N2.Determine Volumetric Ratio
of Air to Fuel, Percentage Excess Air and
Complete Analysis of the flue gas.