Friday, 14 June 2013

The stoichiometric AFR by volume for combustion of CO is (a) 1.19

The stoichiometric AFR by volume for combustion of CO is
(a) 1.19, (b) 2.38, (c) 2.45 (d) 4.76
Solution: The reaction involved in the combustion of carbon mono-oxide (CO) is
2CO + O2       à        2CO2
                        2vol + 1vol    à     2vol of CO2
So the combustion of 1vol of CO needs ½ volume of O2
Now 21m3 of O2 is present in 100 m3 of air
Therefore ½ m3 of O2 will be present in ½*100/21=2.38 m3 of air
AFR = volume of air/ volume of fuel= 2.38/1=2.38

Hence the option (b) is correct.

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