Lecture 11 12 Combustion and Air Pollutants

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Common fuels have both of these elements.

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Carbon and hydrogen

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The element that reacts with hydrocarbons during combustion.

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Oxygen

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The chemical equation for combustion includes these two products.

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Carbon dioxide and water

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Components of air in stoichiometric equation.

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Oxygen and nitrogen

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Role of nitrogen in stoichiometric equation.

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Balances the equation with air

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Significance of 9.524 in the context of methane combustion.

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Represents moles of air required

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Lean limit (LEL) for methane combustion

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46% of stoichiometric mix

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Products of methane combustion

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Carbon dioxide (CO₂), water (H₂O), and nitrogen (N₂).

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Flue gas composition

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Flue gas contains carbon dioxide, water vapor, and nitrogen.

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Chemical equation for burning methane

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CH₄ + 2.1O₂ + 7.9N₂ → CO₂ + 2H₂O + 7.9N₂ + 0.1O₂