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Thermodynamics of Combustion Gases: General Considerations.

ADA297161

Publication Date	1952
Personal Author	Brinkley, S. R.; Lewis, B.
Page Count	72
Abstract	For a theoretical description of power plants that derive their energy from the combustion of a fuel, it is necessary to solve, to an appropriate degree of precision, a hydrodynamic problem that requires for its solution a knowledge of the thermodynamic properties of the working fluid composed of the products of the combustion reaction. It is usually a good approximation to assume that the properties of the combustion gas are determined by the conditions of thermal equilibrium, and it is thus possible to employ the methods of classical thermodynamics for their computation. The thermodynamic properties of fuel gases also are of considerable importance, as they form the basis for the design of appropriate means for their effective utilization. The specification of the operating conditions to produce a gas for use as an intermediate in a chemical process, such as the synthesis of liquid fuels, may be based upon a study of the variation of the composition of the synthesis gas with changes in the various process variables. jg p.4.
Keywords	Gases Thermodynamic properties Combustion products Computations Automation Synthesis Liquids Thermal stability Fuels Response Chemical reactions Fluids Flames Hydrodynamics Auxiliary power plants
Source Agency	Non Paid ADAS
NTIS Subject Category	99D - Basic & Synthetic Chemistry 62B - Computer Software 46B - Fluid Mechanics 46 - Physics 81A - Combustion & Ignition
Corporate Authors	Bureau of Mines, Pittsburgh, PA.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Report of investigation.
NTIS Issue Number	199602

Thermodynamics of Combustion Gases: General Considerations.

Thermodynamics of Combustion Gases: General Considerations.
ADA297161

Publication Date	1952
Personal Author	Brinkley, S. R.; Lewis, B.
Page Count	72
Abstract	For a theoretical description of power plants that derive their energy from the combustion of a fuel, it is necessary to solve, to an appropriate degree of precision, a hydrodynamic problem that requires for its solution a knowledge of the thermodynamic properties of the working fluid composed of the products of the combustion reaction. It is usually a good approximation to assume that the properties of the combustion gas are determined by the conditions of thermal equilibrium, and it is thus possible to employ the methods of classical thermodynamics for their computation. The thermodynamic properties of fuel gases also are of considerable importance, as they form the basis for the design of appropriate means for their effective utilization. The specification of the operating conditions to produce a gas for use as an intermediate in a chemical process, such as the synthesis of liquid fuels, may be based upon a study of the variation of the composition of the synthesis gas with changes in the various process variables. jg p.4.
Keywords	Gases Thermodynamic properties Combustion products Computations Automation Synthesis Liquids Thermal stability Fuels Response Chemical reactions Fluids Flames Hydrodynamics Auxiliary power plants
Source Agency	Non Paid ADAS
NTIS Subject Category	99D - Basic & Synthetic Chemistry 62B - Computer Software 46B - Fluid Mechanics 46 - Physics 81A - Combustion & Ignition
Corporate Authors	Bureau of Mines, Pittsburgh, PA.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Report of investigation.
NTIS Issue Number	199602