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600 CHAPTER 15: Chemical <strong>Thermodynamics</strong><br />

Sample<br />

Valve<br />

C<br />

B<br />

A<br />

D<br />

Measuring<br />

chamber<br />

E<br />

CuCl<br />

CO<br />

Absorbed<br />

C 6H 6O3<br />

O 2<br />

Absorbed<br />

KOH<br />

CO 2<br />

Absorbed<br />

Leveling<br />

bottle<br />

(a)<br />

FIGURE 15.4<br />

A typical Orsat analyzer. (a) Schematic: Vessel A contains a potassium hydroxide (KOH) solution that absorbs CO 2 . Vessel B contains<br />

a pyrogallic acid (1,2,3-trihydroxybenzene, C 6 H 6 O 3 ) solution that absorbs O 2 . Vessel C contains a cuprous chloride (CuCl) solution<br />

that absorbs CO. The remaining gas is assumed to be N 2 . Vessel D is the measuring chamber, and vessel E is the leveling bottle.<br />

(b) Photograph of a typical Orsat analyzer.<br />

(b)<br />

EXAMPLE 15.3<br />

The exhaust gas of a gasoline-fueled automobile engine is cooled to 20.0°C and subjected to an Orsat analysis. The results<br />

(on a volume or mole basis) are<br />

Determine<br />

CO 2 = 7:10%<br />

CO = 0:800%<br />

O 2 = 9:90%<br />

N 2 = 82:2%<br />

Total = 100:%<br />

a. The hydrocarbon model (C n H m ) of the fuel.<br />

b. The composition of the fuel on a molar and a mass basis.<br />

c. The air-fuel ratio on a molar and a mass basis.<br />

d. The % of theoretical air used in the combustion process.<br />

Solution<br />

a. Since the Orsat analysis is carried out at 20.0°C, we assume that virtually all the water of combustion has condensed out<br />

and therefore the composition given is on a dry basis. However, the water term must be left in the chemical reaction

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