HW1: Due May 24th 2023

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1- Follow the example on the lecture slides (isooctane) and assume that each
fuel is burnt completely then balance the Combustion Equation. The general
equations are listed at the end
a- Propane burns with air. (1%)

b- Light diesel oil burns with air. (1%)

c- Ethanol burns with air. (1%)

2- Assume Light diesel oil is burnt with 15% access air:

a- Write the new combustion equation. (3%)

b- Find 𝐹𝐴𝑅, (𝐹𝐴𝑅)𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑖𝑐ℎ , and equivalence ration. (3%)

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 3-A car has a mass of 1000 [kg] and we like to accelerate it from 0 to 100
[km/h] in 10 [seconds].
a- What engine power is needed? (2%)

b- What torque is needed on the drive wheels to get the same acceleration
at the same time ( 10 s)?. Assume 𝑟 = 0.3075 (2%)

c- what force and power needed to overcome the rolling resistance? The car
is driven on fine Cobblestone. (2%)

d- what force and power needed to overcome the Air resistance of a car?
Assume frontal area of 𝐴 = 2.2 [𝑚2 ] and the car is reversed wedge
shape. (2%)

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 Supporting Equations:
𝑦 𝑦 𝑦
1- 𝐶 𝐻
𝑥 𝑦 + (𝑥 + ) (𝑂 + 3.76 𝑁 ) → 𝑥𝐶𝑂2 + 𝐻 𝑂 + 3.76 (𝑥 + )𝑁
4 2 2
2 2 4 2
𝑦 𝑧 𝑦 y z
2- . 𝐶 𝐻
𝑥 𝑦 + (𝑥 + − ) (𝑂2 + 3.76 𝑁2 ) → 𝑥𝐶𝑂2 + 𝐻 𝑂 +3.76 (x + − )N
4 2 2 2 4 2 2
𝑦 𝑦 𝑦 𝑦
3- 𝐶𝑥 𝐻𝑦 +𝐹 (𝑥 + ) (𝑂2 + 3.76 𝑁2 ) → 𝑥𝐶𝑂2 + 𝐻2 𝑂 + 𝐹 (𝑥 + ) (3.76 𝑁2 ) +(𝐹 − 1) (𝑥 + ) 𝑂2
4 2 4 4

4- 𝑚 = 𝑁 𝑀𝑊 , Where N is the number of moles and MW is the molecular

𝑔
weight[ ].
𝑚𝑜𝑙𝑒

𝑔 𝑔
5- 𝑀𝑊𝑎𝑖𝑟 = 0.21 𝑂2 + 0.79 𝑁2 = 0.21 (2 ∗ 16 [ ]) ∗ 0.79 (2 ∗ 14[ ]) =
𝑚𝑜𝑙𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑙𝑒
𝑔
28.84 [ ]
𝑚𝑜𝑙𝑒

Formula Fuel QHHV [MJ/kg] QLHV [MJ/kg]

Assume isooctane
Gasoline 47.3 44.0
C10 H18 Light diesel oil 46.1 43.2
Gas chromatographic
Heavy fuel oil 45.5 42.8
Methane + ethane+ propane
Natural Gas (US) 50 45
CH4 Methane 55.5 50
C3 H8 Propane 50.4 46.4
C8 H18 Isooctane 47.8 44.3
C16 H34 Cetane 47.3 44.0
C6 H6 Benzene 41.9 40.2
C6 H5 CH3 Toluene 42.5 40.6
CH3OH Methanol 22.7 20.0
C2 H6 O Ethanol 29.7 26.9

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