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Methane is mixed with pure oxygen at 20% excess over the
stoichiometric requirement and undergoes combustion...
Methane is mixed with pure oxygen at 20% excess over the
stoichiometric requirement and undergoes combustion in a burner
operating at 2 bar. The inlet gases are at 40 °C and the effluent
stream is at 1300 °C. Determine the amount of heat assuming
complete oxidation of methane to carbon dioxide and water(gas). For
simplicity, assume the heat capacities of the species to be
constant and equal to the values given below (in J/mol K): CP,CH4 =
55.42, CP,O2 = 32.53, CP,N2 = 30.37, CP,CO2 = 48.65, CP,H2O =
36.94.