//Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics //Chapter 14 //Thermodynamics of Chemical Reactions //Example 14.4 clear; clc; //Given //Basis: 1Kgmole of C0 //CO + (1/2)O2 - CO2 //Whem mixture entered,their compositions are given as: n_CO = 1;//Kgmole del_H = -67636;//Standard heat of reaction in Kcal/Kgmole at 25 deg cel T1 = 95;//Temperature at which mixture entered in deg celsius T2 = 25;//Intermediate temperature in deg celsius //Mean specific heat values for the temperature between 25 and 95 deg celsius in Kcal/Kgmole are given as (from figure 14.4)(page no 303) Cpm_CO = 6.95; Cpm_O2 = 7.1; Cpm_N2 = 6.95; //To Calculate the theoretical flame temperature when both air and CO2 enter at 95 deg celsius n_O2 = 1;//Kgmole, as 100% excess air is given n_N2 = n_O2*(0.79/0.21);//Kgmole //After the rxn: n_CO2 = n_CO;//Kgmole n_O2_r = n_O2-(n_CO/2);//remaining Kgmole of O2 //In equation 14.18 (page no 307) say: H_2-H_R = Ha, H_P-H_3 = Hb, Hc = del_H+Ha & Ht = Hc+Hb Ha = (n_CO*Cpm_CO + n_O2*Cpm_O2 + n_N2*Cpm_N2)*(T2-T1);//in Kcal/Kgmole Hc = del_H+Ha;//in Kcal/Kgmole //For calculating Hb let us assume the temperature as T = [530 1000 1650];//in deg celsius Cpm_CO2 = [10.85 12 12.75];//Mean specific heat of CO2 at the coresspondig temperature (from figure 14.4) Cpm_O2 = [7.55 7.8 8.3];//Mean specific heat of O2 at the coresspondig temperature (from figure 14.4) Cpm_N2 = [7.15 7.5 7.85];//Mean specific heat of N2 at the coresspondig temperature (from figure 14.4) for i = 1:3 Hb(i) = (n_CO2*Cpm_CO2(i)+n_O2_r*Cpm_O2(i)+n_N2*Cpm_N2(i))*(T(i)-T2);//in Kcal/Kgmole Ht(i) = Hc+Hb(i);//in Kcal/Kgmole end clf; plot(T,Ht); xtitle(" ","Temperature, deg celsius","Ht in Kcal/Kgmole"); a = get("current_axes"); set(a,"x_location","origin"); Tf = interpln([Ht';T],0); mprintf('The adiabatic temperature is read as %d degree celsius',Tf); //end