
By the end of this video you be able to quickly balance even the toughest like reactions like C100H202.T. While considering the stoichiometry of combustion reaction(s), molar ratios can, in principle, be taken as equivalent to volume ratios. Obviously, the ratio V CO* / V CO2* can be expected to increase with D. Combustion reactions can be challenging to balance. The volume contributions at inlet should be: V propane, V H2O, V N2*, V O2*. Those at outlet (stack gas) should be: (V propane - V propane*), V N2*, V CO2*, (V H2O + V H2O*), V CO*. (0.79 / 0.21). The corresponding stoichiometric volume of propane (totally consumed) can be denoted V propane*, and the corresponding volumes of gases generated by combustion, can be denoted V CO2*, V H2O*, and V CO*.Carbon-hydrogen balance method: This method may be employed when there. The actual oxygen at V air* should be V O2* = 0.21 Hydrogen balance method is used when solid carbon is present in the combustion product. Balancing equations is an essential skill to master.


Let the indicated air deficit (20 %) be defined as: D = ♱00%, as it seems reasonable, were V air* refers to the actual air admitted to combustion. Chapter 3 Synthesis, Decomposition, and Combustion Reactions MHR 113. We may neglect minor contributions, such as noble gases, carbon soot particles, and nitrogen oxides. Let us denote by V O2 the stoichiometric volume of oxygen that would be consumed by burning the unit volume of combustible gas (V propane), for conveniently defined (possibly standard) temperature and pressure. The corresponding stoichiometric volume of (dry) air could be taken as: V air = V O2 / 0.21.
