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[TSmith]

A boiler is fired with a natural gas containing only methane and nitrogen. The analysis of DFG (dry flue gas) is 8.05% CO2, 6.42% O2, and 85.53% N2.

Calculate

a) the composition of the fuel

b ) amount of excess air used in the combustion

How would you go about answering this?

 

Thanks!

Edited by TSmith, 23 November 2013 - 11:17 AM.

[thorium90]

I would use a spreadsheet I downloaded from this forum.

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•  burnNG.xls   26.5KB   54 downloads

Edited by thorium90, 23 November 2013 - 11:52 AM.

[Bobby Strain]

So, thorium90, how is TSmith going to learn anything if we spoon feed him?

 

Bobby

[TSmith]

I don't want an answer. I was looking for an explained method