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AE-490/490 (252
Due date Tuesdays 332026
1. Butane gas, C4Hjo, and 200% theoretical air, both at 25 °C, enter a SSSF combustor. The
products of combustion exit at 1000 K. Calculate the heat transfer from the combustor per
kmol of butane burned.
2. Gaseous pentane, CsHi, is burned with dry air, and the products are measured on a dry
basis as: 10.1% CO», 0.2% CO, 5.9% O., remainder N». Find the enthalpy of combustion
for the fuel and the actual equivalence ratio.
3. Arigid vessel initially contains 2 kmol of carbon and 2 kmol of oxygen at 25 °C, 200 kPa.
Combustion occurs, and the resulting products consist of 1 kmol of carbon dioxide, 1 kmol
of carbon monoxide, and excess oxygen at a temperature of 1000 K. Determine the final
pressure in the vessel and the heat transfer from the vessel during the process.
4. Ina test of rocket propellant performance, liquid hydrazine (N2Hy) at 100 kPa, 25 °C, and
oxygen gas at 100 kPa, 25 °C, are fed to a combustion chamber in the ratio of 0.5 kg 02 /
kg N2Has. The heat transfer from the chamber to the surroundings is estimated to be 100
kJ/kg NoHa. Determine the temperature of the products exiting the chamber. Assume that
only H20, Hz, and N> are present. The enthalpy of formation of liquid hydrazine is +50417
kJ/kmol.
5. Ethene, C2Ha, and propane, C3Hs, in a 1:1 mole ratio as gases are burned with 120%
theoretical air in a gas turbine. Fuel is added at 25 °C, 1 MPa, and the air comes from the
atmosphere, 25 °C, 100 kPa through a compressor to 1 MPa and mixed with the fuel. The
turbine work is such that the exit temperature is 800 K with an exit pressure of 100 kPa.
Find the mixture temperature before combustion, and also the turbine work, assuming it is
adiabatic. Consider the compression process through the compressor is isentropic and the
specific heats for air, ethene, and propane are 29, 43.43, and 74.6 kJ/kmol-K, respectively.
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Give step-by-step solution with explanation and final answer:
(give me 1st and 2nd question answers without using bullet-points)HW #2
AE-490/490 (252
Due date Tuesdays 332026
1. Butane gas, C4Hjo, and 200% theoretical air, both at 25 °C, enter a SSSF combustor. The
products of combustion exit at 1000 K. Calculate the heat transfer from the combustor per
kmol of butane burned.
2. Gaseous pentane, CsHi, is burned with dry air, and the products are measured on a dry
basis as: 10.1% CO», 0.2% CO, 5.9% O., remainder N». Find the enthalpy of combustion
for the fuel and the actual equivalence ratio.
3. Arigid vessel initially contains 2 kmol of carbon and 2 kmol of oxygen at 25 °C, 200 kPa.
Combustion occurs, and the resulting products consist of 1 kmol of carbon dioxide, 1 kmol
of carbon monoxide, and excess oxygen at a temperature of 1000 K. Determine the final
pressure in the vessel and the heat transfer from the vessel during the process.
4. Ina test of rocket propellant performance, liquid hydrazine (N2Hy) at 100 kPa, 25 °C, and
oxygen gas at 100 kPa, 25 °C, are fed to a combustion chamber in the ratio of 0.5 kg 02 /
kg N2Has. The heat transfer from the chamber to the surroundings is estimated to be 100
kJ/kg NoHa. Determine the temperature of the products exiting the chamber. Assume that
only H20, Hz, and N> are present. The enthalpy of formation of liquid hydrazine is +50417
kJ/kmol.
5. Ethene, C2Ha, and propane, C3Hs, in a 1:1 mole ratio as gases are burned with 120%
theoretical air in a gas turbine. Fuel is added at 25 °C, 1 MPa, and the air comes from the
atmosphere, 25 °C, 100 kPa through a compressor to 1 MPa and mixed with the fuel. The
turbine work is such that the exit temperature is 800 K with an exit pressure of 100 kPa.
Find the mixture temperature before combustion, and also the turbine work, assuming it is
adiabatic. Consider the compression process through the compressor is isentropic and the
specific heats for air, ethene, and propane are 29, 43.43, and 74.6 kJ/kmol-K, respectively.
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## 1. **Butane Combustion with 200% Theoretical Air**
Given:
- Fuel: Butane, C₄H₁₀
- Temperature (inlet): 25°C (298 K)
- Air supplied: 200% theoretical
- Product temperature: 100 K
### Step 1: **Write the Combustion Reaction**
#### Theoretical air:
\[
\text{C}_4\text{H}_{10} + 6.5\text{O}_2 + (6.5 \times 3.76)\text{N}_2 \rightarrow 4\text{CO}_2 + 5\text{H}_2\text{O} + (6.5 \times 3.76)\text{N}_2
\]
#### 200% theoretical air means double the oxygen:
\[
\text{C}_4\text{H}_{10} + 2 \times 6.5\text{O}_2 + (2 \times 6.5 \times 3.76)\text{N}_2 \rightarrow 4\text{CO}_2 + 5\text{H}_2\text{O} + (13 - 6.5)\text{O}_2 + (13 \times 3.76)\text{N}_2
\]
\[
\text{C}_4\text{H}_{10} + 13\text{O}_2 + 48.88\text{N}_2 \rightarrow 4\text{CO}_2 + 5\text{H}_2\text{O} + 6.5\text{O}_2 + 48.88\text{N}_2
\]
### Step 2: **Calculate Enthalpy Change**
\[
Q = [\sum n_p h_p]_{100K} - [\sum n_r h_r]_{298K}
\]
- Reactants at 25°C (standard state)
- Products at 100 K
#### Standard Enthalpies of Formation (kJ/kmol):
- C₄H₁₀ (g): -125.6 × 4 = -502.4 kJ/kmol
- O₂, N₂: kJ/kmol
- CO₂ (g): -393.5 kJ/mol = -393500 kJ/kmol
- H₂O (g): -241.8 kJ/mol = -241800 kJ/kmol
#### Specific Enthalpies at 100 K (from tables, in kJ/kmol):
- CO₂: 119.27
- H₂O: 103.12
- O₂: 74.06
- N₂: 74.20
#### Calculate for 1 kmol C₄H₁₀:
**Reactants (at 298K):**
- 1 kmol C₄H₁₀: -125.6 × 4 = -502.4 kJ
- 13 kmol O₂: kJ
- 48.88 kmol N₂: kJ
Total reactants: -502.4 kJ
**Products (at 100K):**
- 4 kmol CO₂: 4 × [(-393500) + 119270] = 4 × (-274230) = -1,096,920 kJ
- 5 kmol H₂O: 5 × [(-241800) + 103120] = 5 × (-138680) = -693,400 kJ
- 6.5 kmol O₂: 6.5 × ( + 74060) = 481,390 kJ
- 48.88 kmol N₂: 48.88 × ( + 74200) = 3,626,816 kJ
Total products:
\[
\text{Sum} = -1,096,920 + (-693,400) + 481,390 + 3,626,816 = 2,318,886 \text{ kJ}
\]
### Step 3: **Heat Transfer per kmol Butane**
\[
Q = \text{(Products)} - \text{(Reactants)} = 2,318,886 - (-502,400) = 2,319,388.4 \text{ kJ}
\]
**Final answer:**
The heat transfer from the combustor per kmol of butane burned is **2,319,388.4 kJ/kmol** (rounded based on enthalpy values used; check with exact table values for your reference).
---
## 2. **Pentane Combustion and Enthalpy of Combustion**
Given:
- Pentane, C₅H₁₂ burned with dry air.
- Dry products: 10.1% CO₂, .2% CO, 5.9% O₂, remainder N₂.
### Step 1: **Normalize to 100 mol of Products**
- CO₂: 10.1 mol
- CO: .2 mol
- O₂: 5.9 mol
- N₂: 100 - 10.1 - .2 - 5.9 = 83.8 mol
### Step 2: **Stoichiometry & Oxygen Balance**
General reaction:
\[
\text{C}_5\text{H}_{12} + a\text{O}_2 + b\text{N}_2 \rightarrow 10.1\text{CO}_2 + .2\text{CO} + 5.9\text{O}_2 + 83.8\text{N}_2 + x\text{H}_2\text{O}
\]
Carbon balance:
\[
n_{C_5H_{12}} \times 5 = 10.1 + .2 = 10.3 \implies n_{C_5H_{12}} = 2.06 \text{ mol}
\]
Hydrogen balance (let x = H₂O produced):
\[
n_{C_5H_{12}} \times 12 = 2 \times x \implies 2.06 \times 12 = 2x \implies x = 12.36
\]
Nitrogen balance:
\[
b = \frac{83.8}{2.06} = 40.68 \text{ (per 1 mol C₅H₁₂), since N₂ comes only from air}
\]
Oxygen balance:
- O atoms in products:
CO₂: 10.1 × 2 = 20.2
CO: .2
O₂: 5.9 × 2 = 11.8
H₂O: 12.36
Total O atoms: 20.2 + .2 + 11.8 + 12.36 = 44.56
From air (per 2.06 mol C₅H₁₂):
\[
a = \frac{(\text{Total O atoms from products} - \text{O from fuel})}{2}
\]
Each C₅H₁₂ gives no O.
So, per 2.06 mol C₅H₁₂:
O₂ supplied = 44.56 / 2 = 22.28 mol O₂
Equivalence ratio:
\[
\text{Theoretical O}_2 = 2.06 \left( \frac{5 \times 2 + 12/2}{2} \right) = 2.06 \left( \frac{10 + 6}{2} \right) = 2.06 \times 8 = 16.48 \text{ mol O}_2
\]
Air supplied = 22.28 / 16.48 = 1.35 (excess air)
### Step 3: **Enthalpy of Combustion**
Set reactants at 25°C, products at 25°C. Use standard enthalpies:
- C₅H₁₂ (g): -146.7 kJ/mol
- CO₂ (g): -393.5 kJ/mol
- H₂O (l): -285.8 kJ/mol (use vapor if needed)
- CO (g): -110.5 kJ/mol
\[
\Delta H_c = [n_{CO_2}\Delta H_f^\circ + n_{H_2O}\Delta H_f^\circ + n_{CO}\Delta H_f^\circ + n_{O_2}\Delta H_f^\circ + n_{N_2}\Delta H_f^\circ] - [n_{C_5H_{12}}\Delta H_f^\circ + n_{O_2}\Delta H_f^\circ + n_{N_2}\Delta H_f^\circ]
\]
Substitute values:
\[
\Delta H_c = [10.1 \times (-393.5) + 12.36 \times (-285.8) + .2 \times (-110.5)] - [2.06 \times (-146.7)]
\]
\[
= [-3974.35 + (-3535.49) + (-22.1)] - [-302.2]
\]
\[
= [-7531.94] - [-302.2]
\]
\[
= -7531.94 + 302.2 = -7229.74 \text{ kJ (for 2.06 mol C}_5\text{H}_{12})
\]
Per mol C₅H₁₂:
\[
\Delta H_c = -7229.74 / 2.06 = -3511 \text{ kJ/mol}
\]
**Final answers:**
Enthalpy of combustion (per mol C₅H₁₂) is **-3511 kJ/mol**.
Actual equivalence ratio = \( \dfrac{\text{stoichiometric O}_2}{\text{supplied O}_2} = \dfrac{16.48}{22.28} = .74 \).
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HW #2
AE-490/490 (252
Due date Tuesdays 332026
1. Butane gas, C4Hjo, and 200% theoretical air, both at 25 °C, enter a SSSF combustor. The
products of combustion exit at 1000 K. Calculate the heat transfer from the combustor per
kmol of butane burned.
2. Gaseous pentane, CsHi, is burned with dry air, and the products are measured on a dry
basis as: 10.1% CO», 0.2% CO, 5.9% O., remainder N». Find the enthalpy of combustion
for the fuel and the actual equivalence ratio.
3. Arigid vessel initially contains 2 kmol of carbon and 2 kmol of oxygen at 25 °C, 200 kPa.
Combustion occurs, and the resulting products consist of 1 kmol of carbon dioxide, 1 kmol
of carbon monoxide, and excess oxygen at a temperature of 1000 K. Determine the final
pressure in the vessel and the heat transfer from the vessel during the process.
4. Ina test of rocket propellant performance, liquid hydrazine (N2Hy) at 100 kPa, 25 °C, and
oxygen gas at 100 kPa, 25 °C, are fed to a combustion chamber in the ratio of 0.5 kg 02 /
kg N2Has. The heat transfer from the chamber to the surroundings is estimated to be 100
kJ/kg NoHa. Determine the temperature of the products exiting the chamber. Assume that
only H20, Hz, and N> are present. The enthalpy of formation of liquid hydrazine is +50417
kJ/kmol.
5. Ethene, C2Ha, and propane, C3Hs, in a 1:1 mole ratio as gases are burned with 120%
theoretical air in a gas turbine. Fuel is added at 25 °C, 1 MPa, and the air comes from the
atmosphere, 25 °C, 100 kPa through a compressor to 1 MPa and mixed with the fuel. The
turbine work is such that the exit temperature is 800 K with an exit pressure of 100 kPa.
Find the mixture temperature before combustion, and also the turbine work, assuming it is
adiabatic. Consider the compression process through the compressor is isentropic and the
specific heats for air, ethene, and propane are 29, 43.43, and 74.6 kJ/kmol-K, respectively.