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Question. The Percentage Composition of Sample of Liquid Fuel by Weight Is

(i) The document calculates the weight of air needed for combustion of 84.8g of a liquid fuel sample composed of 84.8% carbon and 11.2% hydrogen by mass. It determines the minimum air needed is 22.2g and with 5% excess air supplied, the total air is 27.2g. (ii) It then calculates the weight of nitrogen in the flue gases would be 1.88g based on the amounts of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen used in combustion. It lists the volumetric composition of the products of combustion as 11.5% carbon dioxide, 2.8% water vapor, and 84.4% nitrogen.

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Question. The Percentage Composition of Sample of Liquid Fuel by Weight Is

(i) The document calculates the weight of air needed for combustion of 84.8g of a liquid fuel sample composed of 84.8% carbon and 11.2% hydrogen by mass. It determines the minimum air needed is 22.2g and with 5% excess air supplied, the total air is 27.2g. (ii) It then calculates the weight of nitrogen in the flue gases would be 1.88g based on the amounts of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen used in combustion. It lists the volumetric composition of the products of combustion as 11.5% carbon dioxide, 2.8% water vapor, and 84.4% nitrogen.

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Question. The percentage composition of sample of liquid fuel by weight is, C = 84.8 percent, and H2 = !.2 percent.

Calculate "i# the weight of air needed for combustion of $g of fuel, "ii# the %olumetric composition of products of combustion if ! percent e&cess air is supplied. Solution. 'lement, wt "$g# products "$g# C = *.848 +, H2 = *. !2 "C(2# Total (2 = ,.4// "i# 0inimum weight of air needed for combustion = '&cess air supplied 2t. of o&ygen in e&cess air = = = !. $g. "1ns.# *. !2 & 8 = .2 = ,. *. (2 used "$g# *.848 & 8+, = 2.2)ry *.848 &

= 2.2-- $g. = *.!2 $g. 3

Total air supplied for combustion = minimum air 3 e&cess air = !. 2.2-- = /.,/- $g. Therefore, 2t. of nitrogen "42# in flue gases = "ii# = ,.,8 $g.

5olumetric composition of the products of combustion 2eight "&# 0olecular 2eight "y# 6roportional %olume, "7# = 6ercentage %olume, = & **

4ame of gas

C(2 (2 42

,. *. *.!2 ,.,8

44 ,2 28

*.*/*/ *.* -, *.4/8* 87 = *.!-!*

2.! percent 2.8. percent 84.-* percent

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