Mass LPG 3.

869 kg/s
Mass Iraction C
3
0.0287
Mass Iraction C
4
0.03406
Assumption:
1. This reaction is at complete combustion where CO (carbon monoxide) exists is less.
2. The composition oI air is taken to be approximately 21 mole O2, 79 mole N2.
3. 1kg oI Iuel as basis.
4. Use atomic balance Ior C, O and H.
5. Inputoutput
6. Use 10 oI excess air.
Equation:
Balance the equation,
C
3
H
8
5O
2
3O
2
4H
2
O
C
4
H
10

3
2
O2 4CO
2
5H
2
O
Molecular weight:
For C
3
H
8
,
MW oI C
3
H
8
44.096 kg/kmol
For C4H10,
MW oI C
4
H
10
58.122 kg/kmol
Number oI mole:
nC
3
H
8
0.111 kg/s x
1kmoI
44.096kg

2.517x10
-3
kmol/s oI C
3
H
8
n C
4
H
10
0.132 kg/s x
1kmoI
58.122kg

2.267x10
-3
kmol/s oI C
4
H
10




Atomic balance:
Atomic C balance,
(2.517x10
-3
kmol/s oI C
3
H
8
x
3kmoI o] C
1kmoI C3H8
) (2.267x10
-3
kmol oI C
4
H
10
x
4kmoI o] C
1kmoI o] C4H10

n
1
kmol oI CO2 x
1kmoI o] C
1 kmoI o] C02

n
1
0.017 kmol/s of CO2

Atomic H balance,
(2.517x10
-3
kmol/s oI C
3
H
8
x
8kmoI o] H
1kmoI C3H8
) (2.267x10
-3
kmol oI C
4
H
10
x
10kmoI o] H
1kmoI o] C4H10

n
3
kmol oI H2O x
2 kmoI o] H
1 kmoI o] H20

n
3
0.021 kmol/s of H2O
Theoretical air (2.517x10
-3
kmol/s oI C
3
H
8
x
5kmoI o] 02
1kmoI C3H8
) (2.267x10
-3
kmol oI C
4
H
10
x
3
2
kmoI o] 02
1kmoI o] C4H10
)
%0or09.,l ,r 0.016 kmol/s of ,r
10 oI excess air reacts with Iuel,
0.21n
o
1.1(0.016)
n
o
0.084 kmol/s oI air Ied
N
2
balance,
n
4
0.79(0.084)
n
4
0.067

O balance,
0.21 n
o
kmol oI O
2
x 2 kmol oI O (0.017 kmol/s oI CO
2
x
2 kmoI oI O
1 kmoI o] C02
) (0.021 kmol oI
H
2
O x
1 kmoI oI O
1 kmoI o] H20
) ( n
2
kmol oI O
2
x
2 kmoI oI O
1 kmoI o] 02
)
n
2
-0.0099 kmol of O
2