THERMODYNAMIC CHARTS FOR THE COMPUTATION OF FUEL QUANTITY REQUIRED FOR CONSTANT-PRESSURE COMBUSTION WITHXDiLUENTS

摘要

Charts are presented for the calculation of the quantity of hydrocarbon fuel required in order to attain a specified combustion temperature when water, alcohol, water-alcohol mixtures, liquid ammonia, liquid carbon dioxide, liquid nitrogen, liquid oxygen, or their mixtures are added to air as diluents or refrigerants. The ideal combustion process and combustion with incomplete heat release from the primary fuel and from combustible diluents are considered. A chart is also included to permit the calculation of the stoichiometric ratio of hydrocarbon fuel to air with diluent addition. The use of the charts is illustrated by numerical examples.