AE6050/Seitzman

Summer 2015
HW#3
Due Tues., June 16

Equilibrium Reacting Gas Property Calculations

Homework solutions should be neat and logically presented, see format requirements
(seitzman.gatech.edu/classes/ae6050/homeworkformat.html).
To receive credit, show ALL work in the format described above. If you use equations
from the notes, the class textbook or another book, please cite the reference.
In this problem set, you will want to use a computer tool/program to develop
the ability to perform the calculations. Any general programming or equation
solving tool you use is acceptable, BUT be aware that whatever you use, you
may be using it again in a later assignment to solve reacting flow problems (so
make it general enough to help you later).
For all these problems, consider a gas composed of only C and O nuclei and
at a pressure of 0.5 atm. The ratio of the O to C nuclei in the gas is 4, and
assume the only species that can exist in this gas are CO2, CO, O2 and O.
The implications section for each problem should
description/explanation for any interesting features of your plots.

include

1.

Calculate and plot the (equilibrium) composition in mole fractions of the gas as
a function of temperature from at least 400 to 4500 K using partition function
based equations like those derived in HW#2 (do not use JANNAF values for Kp
or any chemical equilibrium software).

2.

Calculate and plot the (equilibrium) enthalpy (per unit mass) of this gas as a
function of temperature from at least 400 to 4500 K.

3.

Calculate and plot the (equilibrium) entropy (per unit mass) of this gas as a
function of temperature from at least 400 to 4500 K.

4.

Calculate and plot the (equilibrium) specific heat of this gas normalized by its
gas constant (i.e., cp/R) as a function of temperature from at least 400 to
4500 K. As in HW#2, determine cp using an (accurate) numerical difference
approach. On your plot, also show cp/R assuming all energy modes of the gas
are frozen except translation and rotation, based on the composition of the gas
at 400 K.