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

Table 15.5 Molar Specific Heats Averaged over the Temperature Range from 25 to 3000°C<br />

(77 to 5400°F)<br />

Substance<br />

ðc p Þ avg<br />

ðc v Þ avg<br />

kJ/(kgmole ·K) Btu/(lbmole·R) kJ/(kgmole·K) Btu/(lbmole ·R)<br />

CO 2 (g) 58.18 13.90 49.87 11.91<br />

H 2 O (g) 42.50 10.15 34.19 8.17<br />

O 2 (g) 32.99 7.88 24.68 5.89<br />

N 2 (g) 31.18 7.45 22.87 5.46<br />

to T A , which is not so reasonable unless average values are used (as noted in the equation). Average molar specific<br />

heats for typical combustion products in the range 25 to 3000°C are given in Table 15.5. This range covers most<br />

adiabatic flame temperatures.<br />

In the case of a constant volume adiabatic closed system (Table 15.6), Eq. (15.7) tells us that u P = u R , and if the<br />

reactants are at the SRS and the products can again be treated as ideal gases with constant (or average) specific<br />

heats, it is easy to show that the adiabatic flame temperature in this system is given by<br />

Closed system constant volume adiabatic flame temperature when the reactants at the SRS:<br />

T A<br />

= T°+<br />

closed<br />

system<br />

u f ° fuel −∑ R<br />

<br />

ðn i /n fuel Þh° f − RT° ∑<br />

R<br />

∑<br />

P<br />

ðn i /n fuel<br />

ðn i /n fuel<br />

Þ−∑<br />

P<br />

ðn i /n fuel<br />

<br />

Þ<br />

Þðc vi Þ avg<br />

(15.18)<br />

where we again assume that the reactants contain only the fuel and its combustion elements. Also, we use the<br />

definition of enthalpy to find<br />

u° f = h° f − ðpvÞ°=h° f − RT°<br />

for the ideal gas products and the nonfuel reactants, where T° is the standard reference state absolute temperature<br />

(298 K or 537 R). Further, for most liquids and solids at the standard reference state, we can use the<br />

approximation u f ° fuel ≈ h f ° fuel :<br />

Table 15.6 Constant Volume Adiabatic Flame Temperatures of Common Hydrocarbon Fuels<br />

when the Reactants Enter the Combustion Process at 25°C (77°F) and 1 Atm Pressure<br />

and the Products Leave the Process at 1 Atm Pressure. The Combustion Is Stoichiometric<br />

with No Excess Air<br />

Fuel Oxidizer T ad (°C) T ad (°F)<br />

Acetylene (C 2 H 2 )<br />

Air 2500 4532<br />

O 2 3480 6296<br />

Butane (C 4 H 10 )<br />

Air 1970 3578<br />

O 2 3100 5612<br />

Hydrogen (H 2 )<br />

Air 2210 4010<br />

O 2 3200 5792<br />

Methane (CH 4 )<br />

Air 1950 3542<br />

O 2 2810 5090<br />

Propane (C 3 H 8 )<br />

Air 1980 3596<br />

O 2 2526 4579<br />

MAPP gas (C 3 H 4 )<br />

Air 2010 3650<br />

O 2 2927 5301<br />

Wood Air 1980 3596

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