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A o H Co o H C

1) Ethane is burned with 50% excess air and 90% of the ethane is converted. 25% of the converted ethane forms CO and the rest forms CO2. 2) Calculations are shown to determine the molar composition of the stack gas on a dry basis and the mole ratio of water to dry stack gas. 3) The results show that on a dry basis the stack gas contains 5.6% CO2, 1.9% CO, 0.4% ethane, 9.7% O2 and 82.4% N2. The mole ratio of water to dry stack gas is 0.1126.

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A o H Co o H C

1) Ethane is burned with 50% excess air and 90% of the ethane is converted. 25% of the converted ethane forms CO and the rest forms CO2. 2) Calculations are shown to determine the molar composition of the stack gas on a dry basis and the mole ratio of water to dry stack gas. 3) The results show that on a dry basis the stack gas contains 5.6% CO2, 1.9% CO, 0.4% ethane, 9.7% O2 and 82.4% N2. The mole ratio of water to dry stack gas is 0.1126.

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5.6.Ethane is burned with 50% excess air .

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C2 H 6  O2  2CO2  3H 2 O    ( A)
The % conversion of the ethane is 90% ; of 2
5
the ethane burned, 25%reacts to form CO C2 H 6  O2  2CO  3H 2 O    ( B)
and the balance reacts to form CO2. 2
Step:2
Calculate the molar composition of the Based on stiochiometric, Theoretical
stack gas on a dry basis and the mole ratio requirement of O2
7 
of water to dry stack gas. 100moles of Ethane required    100
2
 350moles O 2

100
moles air   350  4.762350
 21 
th.

 1667moles
moles air fed  1   % Excess air  moles air th.
  100 
 1.51667
Step:1  2500moles
Basis: 100 moles of Ethane
N2 in air: Formation of water in reaction (A) & (B):
N2 in inlet= [Air]fed [0.79]
=[2500][0.71]=1975 moles  367.5  322.5  270moles
Un reacted component:
Step:3 product streams:
Moles ethane reacted O2 un reacted:
 Converion feed   0.90100 O2 un reacted = O2 fed-O2 reacted
O2 fed=[Air]fed [0.21]=[2500][0.21]
 90moles
Formation of CO2: =525 moles
Ethane used for reaction O2 reacted in reaction (A)& (B)
7  5
(A)=[90][0.75]=67.5mole   67.5   22.5
1 moles of Ethane gives=2 moles of CO2 2 2
Therefore 67.5 moles of ethane gives
=[2][67.5]=135moles of CO2  292 .5moles
 O2 un reacted  525  292.5
Formation of CO:  232.5mole
Ethane used for reaction (B) = Un reacted Ethane:
[90][0.25]=22.5mole =[feed][1-conversion] =[100][0.1]=10moles
1 moles of Ethane gives = 2 moles of CO N2 in outlet:
Therefore 67.5 moles of ethane gives = N2 is inert, therefore N2 in inlet = N2 in
[2][22.5]=45moles of CO outlet
N2 in inlet= 1975moles
Step:4 Flue gas analysis:
Flue gas
Composition
No. of Mole Mole
Component moles %(Wet %(Dry
(mole) basis) basis)
CO2 135 5.1 5.6
CO 45 1.7 1.9
Ethane 10 0.4 0.4
O2 232.5 8.7 9.7
N2 1975 74.0 82.4
H2O 270 10.1
Wet basis
total 2667.5 100 100
Dry basis
total 2397.5

Water 270
  0.1126
dry stack gas 2397 .5

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