Module 2: Combustion and heat utilization
  Lecture 20: Exercises on heat recovery
 


First we have to calculate the amount of POC. Combustion is complete with theoretical amount of air, POC consists of , and  We can calculate the amount of each constituent of POC by the stoichiometry of the reaction as illustrated in the lectures on combustion (Lecture 9-11).

We can calculate heat carried by each constituent of POC at each temperature by using m × Cp × dT. The calculated values are given in the table

POC

Sensible heat (kcal) at T =1000K

Sensible heat (kcal) T=1100K

Sensible heat (kcal) T = 1200K

Sensible heat (kcal)T = 1400K

CO2

560

652

746

937

H2O

209

222

235

261

N2

1452

1675

1903

2346

Total

2161

2549

2884

3544

GAH

7339

6951

6616

5956

Increase in temperature from 1000K to 1400K decreases GAH by 19%. Decrease in GAH is followed by increase in fuel consumption in the same proportion