Stoichiometry-calculation of mass fraction of water in exhaust

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The discussion focuses on calculating the stoichiometric air requirement and the mass fraction of water in humid air for an engine using a fuel mixture of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. The stoichiometric air requirement was determined to be 14.26, based on the formula involving the mass fractions of carbon (0.81), hydrogen (0.15), and oxygen (0.04). The mass flow rate of dry air was calculated to be 28.5 g/s. The mass fraction of water in humid air is derived from the mass of water produced during combustion and the total mass of humid air.

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Homework Statement



An engine is operated with a special fuel mixture solely composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.
A fuel breakdown showed the following values: mass fraction carbon
mass fraction hydrogen ,fuel density
c = 0.81
h = 0.15
ρ=0.75 kg/dm³
fuel mass flow rate m_b=2 g/s
relative air fuel ratio λ =1
exhaust gas mass flow rate m_e =30.52 g/s

1.Please determine the stoichiometric air requirement of the analysed fuel.

2.The engine is operated with humid air which, as an approximation, is to be treated as a gas mixture of oxygen, nitrogen and water.
Please calculate the water mass fraction of the humid air ξ_{H2O,air} with the assumption that no other hydrogen compositions, besides water, are to be found in the exhaust gas.

Homework Equations



Stoichiometric air requirement = (1/0.232)*(2.664.c+7.937.h-o)

dry air mass flow rate m_a =m_b.(Stoichiometric air requirement).(relative air fuel ratio λ)

The Attempt at a Solution



mass proportions of carbon c,hydrogen h and oxygen o in fuel must add-up to 1.
therefore, o=0.04.
Stoichiometric air requirement = (1/0.232)*(2.664.c+7.937.h-o)
∴Stoichiometric air requirement =14.26

mass flow rate of dry air= mass flow rate of fuel.(relative air-fuel ratio).(Stoichiometric air requirement)

∴mass flow of dry air=28.5 g/sMASS FRACTION OF WATER IN HUMID AIR= ?

I know that,

mass of water in exhaust=mass of water produced due to combustion of organic fuel(CxHyOz)+mass of water in the humid air)

∴MASS FRACTION OF WATER IN HUMID AIR=\frac{m_{H20,air}}{m_{air,humid}}

∴MASS FRACTION OF WATER IN HUMID AIR=\frac{m_{H20,air}}{m_{H20,air}+m_{air,dry}}

$$m_{air,dry}=28.5 g/s$$
 
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