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This workbook calculates the fuel rate required to generate a specified amount of pow

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Engine #$el con%$&ption ' CO( e&i%%ion%

F$el co&po%ition ' heating val$e

F$el +olrn Normalised +assrn HH-

molmol /// kgkg +0kg

&ontaminants

H(' 1.11 1.11 1.1

N( 1.11 1.11

&'( 1.11 1.11 1.1

H(2 1.11 1.11

3aseous fuels

+ethane 41.11 1.41 1.55 66.7

8thane 6.11 1.16 1.19 6:.4;ropane (.11 1.1( 1.16 61.<

i/"utane :.11 1.1: 1.1= <4.<

n/"utane :.11 1.1: 1.1= <4.6

i/;entane 1.61 1.1: 1.1( <9.4

n/;entane 1.61 1.1: 1.1( <4.1

n/He>ane 1.11 1.11 <9.5

n/Heptane 1.11 1.11 <9.6

n/'ctane 1.11 1.11 <9.=

n/Nonane 1.11 1.11 <9.:

n/)ecane 1.11 1.11 <9.1

?iquid fuels

;etrol 1.11 1.11 <5.=

)iesel !light$ 1.11 1.11 <<.9)iesel !heavy$ 1.11 1.11 <=.9

New: 1.11 1.11

New( 1.11 1.11

New= 1.11 1.11

Total :11.1 :.1 :.1 6<.<

F$el con%$&ption

;ower requirement 6 +@ 6111 k@

?H- ::<6 "Tscf <(.7 +0m=

Thermal efficiency =1B

uel rate )*( ++scfd 1.=4: sm=s

+*, kgs 1.=14 kgs

CO( e&i%%ion%

<< kgkgmol

(-,+. ty 1.976 kgs

+ol. @eight &'(

;oint source &'(



) ++scfd 1.<76 sm=s

A%i/e0 CO( e&i%%ion% per M1 relative to Methane

uel &'(

3as fuels

+ethane :.1 :.1 :.11

8thane :.9 :.1 :.:<

;ropane (.6 :.1 :.(1

i/"utane =.( :.1 :.(<

?iquid fuels

;etrol 99= :7: :.<7

)iesel !light$ 459 :(1 :.<5

)iesel !heavy$ 497 :16 :.71

+0m= molm=

!+0m=$&:

!molm=$&:

!&'($&:

Note that energy is also e>pended, and &'( emitted, during the production C transport of a fuel.

environmental impact, or to e>amine ways of reducing carbon footprint, you may also want to c

Note that liquid fuelmethane per m= !Dbecause diesel has(11EkgkgmolF D <.more moles per m= more & atoms so ofor methane for the



Ht -ap. +ol. @t )ensity HH- ?H- Avg & No.

+0kg kgkmol ///

1.1 :9.1 1.9

1.1

1.1 <<.1 :.4

1.1

1.6 :7.1 1.5 =5.5 =5.< :

1.6 =1.: :.= 77.1 76.< (1.< <<.: :.4 4<.1 4=.( =

1.< 69.: (.6 :(:.< :(1.6 < Cambell, Gas Conditi

1.< 69.: (.6 :(:.9 :(1.9 < Campbell Petroleum

1.= 5(.( =.: :<4.= :<9.= 6.1

1.< 5(.( =.: :<4.7 :<9.7 6.1

1.= 97.( =.7 :55.7 :57.< 7.1

1.= :11.( <.( (16.6 (1<.: 5.1

1.= ::<.( <.9 (==.= (=:.9 9.1

1.= :(9.= 6.< (7:.: (64.6 4.1

1.= :<(.= 7.1 (94.: (95.< :1.1

=.= ::1.1 561 =6<56 ==111 9 Note values for liquid

(.= :51.1 971 =96(9 =7661 :( (lias p# Gyftopoulos &(.< (11.1 941 =949( =79<7 :6

1.6 :9.5 1.9 <=.1 <(.7 :.(

kgsm= +0sm= +0sm=

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. If you are using this calculation as an indicator of

nsider the source of proposed fuels in the &'( balance.

s, eg. diesel, have a much higher energy content than=79<7E+0m=F =5.<E+0m=F D 497 times higherG$. "ut this isa much higher molar volume than gas !D941Ekgm=F vs :EkgmolF (=.74Esm=F D 1.1< / ie. <.61.1< D :16 times

than gas$. And for each mole of diesel there are :6 timeserall &'( emissions are ::::6496 D :.7 times higher thansame amount of energy release.



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Gian Paolo )eretta, $%ermodynamics' *oundations & +ppilcations, acmillan Publis%ing Company, .courses.face/.Combustion(missions.0onloads.ecture2#pdf





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CONSTANTS ' UNIT LOO2UP TA3LES

"ETAILS

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-ersion :

P!EFI4ES

Metric

Pre#i5 long #or& val$e

m milli 1.11:

c centi 1.1:

k thousand :111

+ millionmega :817

" billion :814

T tera :8:(; peta :8:6

Imperial

Pre#i5 long #or& val$e

+ thousand :111

++ million :817

3ASIC CONSTANTS

3as constant, J 9.=:<6:

3rav. accel. 4.91776

+@ !air$ (9.47< kgkmol

2tandard T, ; (

2td ;ressure :1:.=(6 k;a

2td Temperature (99.:6 K

+olar -olume (=.7<6

Co&&on /e#inition% #or Stan/ar/ T6 P

Te&p Ab% Pre% Molar 7ol

2 8Pa

(5=.:6 :1:.=(6 ((.<:<

(99.:6 :1:.=(6 (=.7<6

(99.5: :1:.=(6 (=.74:

(5=.:6 :11 ((.5::

(99.:6 :11 (=.469

(99.5: :1:.671 (=.7=7

Unit%

Example

Clic t%e unit cell t%en select required unit from t%e dropdon list

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k;a.m=!kmol.K$

ms(

m=kgmol

&, 98g&ol

1o&, :atm !(5=.:6K D +:

:6o&, :atm !(99.:6K D );:

71o, :atm !(99.5:K D <+:

1o&, :11k;a

:6o&, :11k;a

71o, :<.5=psia !:11.(=(k;a D

15oC, 1atm





t%at appears

?ength :1 in

1.(6< m

1.111 mile

Temperature :6 #&

(99.:6 K

:6 #&

Length

Base conversions

inchesfoot :( inft

feetmetre =.(9: ftm

feetmile 6(91 ftmi

Lookup tableUnit SI $nit

mm D 1.11: m

cm D 1.1: m

m D : m

km D :111 m

in D 1.1(6< m

ft D 1.=1<9 m

mile D :714.= m

Area=%&all

Lookup tableUnit SI $nit

D 1.11111:

D 1.1117<6

D :

D 1.14(4

Area=large

Base conversions

hectarekm( :11 hctkm( 1 %ectare is 13

ft(acre <=664.77 ft(acre

Lookup table

Unit Metric Unit

D :

D 1.7(:<

hectare D 1.1:

acre D 1.11<1<79

7ol$&e

Base conversions

barrelscubic meter 7.(9=

mm( m(

in( m(

m( m(

ft( m(

km( km(

mi( km(

km(

km(

bblm=



(=:

?itresImperial!K$ gallon <.6<714 ?gallon!K$

Lookup table

Unit SI $nit

m? D 1.11111:

D 1.11111:

? D 1.11:

D :

D :.7=48/16

D 1.1(9= !25#21 ft2.m2"

bbl D 1.:64(

gallon !2$ D 1.11=54 !6/7#6 gallon.

gallon !K$ D 1.11<66 !663 gallon.m2

Ma%%Base conversions

poundskilogram (.(1<7( lblkg

poundton !short$ (111 lbltn

poundton !long$ ((<1 lblton

Lookup table

Unit SI $nit

mg D 1.11111: kg

g D 1.11: kg

kg D : kg

tonne !metric$ D :111 kg

lbl D 1.<6< kgton !short$ D 415.( kg

ton !long$ D :1:7.1 kg

Force

Base conversions

*orce mass acceleration

)yn :.118/16 N

Lookup table

Unit SI $nit

N D : N

mN D 1.11: N

kg!f$ D 4.91776 N 1g gravitatio

lbl!f$ D <.<<9(= N

)yn D 1.1111: N

Pre%%$re

Base conversions

Pressure is force per unit area

k;aAtmosphere :1:.=(6 k;a!A$atm!A$ +tmosp%eric pr

in=2 gallon in=gallon

m=

cm= m=

m=

m= m=

in= m=

ft= m=

m=

m=

m=

;a D Nm( D kg.!ms($m( D kg!m.s($



k;abar :11 k;abar

baraAtmosphere :.1:=(6 baraatm $%e atmosp%er

bargAtmosphere 1 bargatm

psiaAtmosphere :<.747 psiaatm!A$ $%e atmosp%er

psibar :<.61< psibar

Lookup table

::: ;rder is important < multiply first t%en add t%e constant :::

Unit M$ltiplier Con%tant SI $nit

;a!A$ 1.11: 1 k;a!A$

k;a!A$ : 1 k;a!A$

k;a!3$ : :1:.=(6 k;a!A$

+;a!A$ :111 1 k;a!A$

+;a!3$ :111 :1:.=(6 k;a!A$

bara :11 1 k;a!A$

barg :11 :1:.=(6 k;a!A$

psia 7.946 1 k;a!A$psig 7.946 :1:.=(6 k;a!A$

atm!A$ :1:.=(6 1 k;a!A$

atm!3$ :1:.=(6 :1:.=(6 k;a!A$

49.1776 1 k;a!A$

Pre%%$re /i##erence

Lookup table

Unit SI $nit

;a D 1.11: k;a

k;a D : k;a

mbar D 1.:11 k;abar D :11 k;a

psi D :<.61< k;a

atm D :1:.=(6 k;a

D 49.1776 k;a

mH(' D 4.91776 k;a

Te&perat$re

Base conversions

Con%tant

)eg &elcius Kelvin (5=.:6ahrenheit <64.75 Jankine

JankineKelvin :.9 1 JK

Lookup table

::: ;rder is important < multiply first t%en add t%e constant :::

Unit M$ltiplier Con%tant SI $nit

#& : (5=.:6 K

K : 1 K

# 1.667 (66 K

J 1.667 1 K

kgcm(!A$ Ekgcm( !:11

kgcm(

o

&K

L barg D L bar: bar D :11k;aL bar a D !L / :.

&onverting to p

EL psig !:<.6or L psig !::<.6



Ti&e=%&all

Lookup table

Unit SI $nit

ms D 1.11: s

s D : s

min D 71 s

hour D =711 s

day D 97<11 s

Ti&e=large

Lookup table

Unit >SI Unit>

hour D 1.1<:5 day

day D : day

month D =1.< day

year D =76.(6 day

7ol$&e rate Ga% ?%tan/ar/ con/ition%@

Lookup table

Select standard $, P from t%e in<cell drop don list

Unit St/ T6 P M$ltiplier >SI Unit>

:6o&, :atm :

1o&, :11k;a 1.111(75

:6o&, :atm ::.65<

+scfd 71o, :atm 1.111=(9

++scfd 71o, :atm 1.=(9

"scfy 71o, :atm 1.411kgmolh 1.11765

lbmolh 1.11(49

7ol$&e rate Ga% ?act$al con/ition%@

Lookup table

Unit >SI Unit>

D :

D 1.111(59

D ::.65<

+cfd D 1.111=(9++cfd D 1.=(9

7ol$&e rate Li$i/

Lookup table

Unit >SI Unit>

?s D :111

?min D :7.75

?h D 1.(59

?d D 1.1::65

D :D 1.11(5=9

sm=s sm=s

Nm=h sm=s

+m=d sm=s

sm=s

sm=s

sm=

ssm=s

sm=s

am=s am=s

am=h am=s

+m=d am=s

am=

sam=s

m=s

m=s

m=s

m=s

m=

s m=

sm=h m=s



D :.:65<8/116

bbld D :.9<(8/17

k.bbld D 1.11:9<(:(6

gph !2$ D :.16:68/117 gallons.%our

gpd !2$ D <.=9:=8/119

gph !K$ D :.(7(98/117gpd !K$ D 6.(7:58/119

Li$i/ Ga% !atio

Lookup table

Unit >SI $nit>

D :

bbl++scf D ((:.4

Ga% Li$i/ !atioLookup table

Unit >SI $nit>

D :

scfbbl D 1.:59

Ma%% rate

Lookup table

Unit SI $nit

kgs D : kgs

kgh D 1.111(59 kgs

td D 1.1::65< kgs

ty D =.:58/16 kgs

lbls D 1.<6< kgs

lblh D 6.(68/17 kgs

7elocity

Lookup table

Unit SI $nit

ms D : ms

kmh D 1.(59 ms

fts D 1.=1<9 msmih D 1.<<51 ms

Acceleration

Lookup table

Unit SI $nit

D 1.11:

D :

D :111

D 1.1(6

D 1.=16

mi!h.s$ D 1.<<5

m=d m=s

m=s

m=s

m=s

m=s

m=sm=s

m=+m= m=+m=

m=m=

m=m= m=m=

m=m=

mms( ms(

ms( ms(

kms( ms(

ins( ms(

fts( ms(

ms(



D :714

"en%ity

Lookup table

Unit SI $nit

D :.118/14

D :

D :7.1:9

Energy

Base conversions

:

0oules&alorie <.:979 0&al

0oules"T :166.167 0"T

Lookup table

Unit SI $nit

0 D 1.11: k0

k0 D : k0

&al D 1.11<:979 k0

k&al D <.:979 k0

"T D :.166167 k0

Energy rate

Lookup table

Unit >SI $nit>

T0d D : T0d

;0y D :111 T0d

Power

Base conversions

!"Th$ k@ =<:(.: !"Th$k@

Lookup table

Unit SI $nit

@ D 1.11: k@

k@ D : k@+@ D :111 k@

Hp D 1.5<7 k@

"Th D 1.111(4 k@

Beating val$e ?vol$&e ba%i%@

Lookup table

Unit >SI $nit>

D :

+0kgmol D 1.1<((4(

+0scf D =6.=:<5

D 1.11:166

mis( ms(

gcm= kgm=

kgm= kgm=

lblft= kgm=

0oules!kgm(s($ 0!kgm(s($

+0m= +0m=

+0m=

+0m=

"Tm= +0m=



"Tscf D 1.1=5(64

"Tlbmol D 1.111149

kcallbmol D 1.111=41

Beating val$e ?&a%% ba%i%@Lookup table

Unit >SI $nit>

+0kg D : +0kg

"Tkg D 1.11:17 +0kg

"Tlb D 1.11(== +0kg

kcallb D 1.114(= +0kg

kcalkg D 1.11<:4 +0kg

Beat capacity

Lookup table

Unit >SI $nit>0K D : 0K

"T# D :944 0K

cal#& D <.:95 0K

Speci#ic heat capacity

Lookup table

Unit >SI $nit>

0!kg.K$ D : 0!kg.K$

0!g.K$ D :111 0!kg.K$

"T!lb#$ D <:95 0!kg.K$

cal!g#&$ D <:95 0!kg.K$

Ther&al con/$ctivity

Lookup table

Unit >SI $nit>

@!m.K$ D : @!m.K$

"T!h.ft#$ D :.5=: @!m.K$

D 1.:<< @!m.K$

cal!sm#&$ D <.:95 @!m.K$

Beat tran%#er coe##icient

Lookup table

Unit >SI $nit>

D :

D 6.759

D <.:48/1<

D :.:7=

"yna&ic ?Ab%ol$te@ 7i%co%ity

Base conversions

;a.s D : kgms

+0m=

+0m=

+0m=

"T.in!h.ft(#$

@!m(K$ @!m(K$

"T!h.ft(#$ @!m(K$

cal!s.cm(K$ @!m(K$

kcal!h.m(K$ @!m(K$



;oise D : gcms !=ater %as vis

Lookup table

Unit >SI $nit>

c; D 1.11: ;a.s

;oise D 1.: ;a.s

;a.s D : ;a.s

2ine&atic 7i%co%ity ?inematic visc

Base conversions

2toke D :

Lookup table

Unit >SI $nit>

D :

2t D 1.111:

c2t D 1.11111:

S$r#ace ten%ion

Lookup table

Unit >SI $nit>

T D : Nm

Nm D : Nm

mNm D 1.11: Nm

lbl!f$in D :56.:= Nm

dyncm D 1.11: Nm

cm(s

m(s m(s

m(s

m(s



D =(#M :1:.=(6k;a D )at& D :<.747psia$

D 64#$

D :6.67#&$

)*-,p%ia$



m 4 133m



2"

nal acceleration

essure at sealevel in Pa



ic pressure in bar at sealevel is 1#31265 bar

ic pressure in psi at sealevel is 17#/9/ psi

mm$(F !grav accel$ D Nm( D kg !grav accel$ m(

atm ; D baraM eg. :barg :.1:= D (.1:=bara// L bar g D E:11!L barg :.1:=baratm$F k;a!A$, or D E:11L :1:.=(6F k;a!A$

.1:=$barg :11k;abar :1:.=k;aatm D L:11k;a!A$

sia first would give the same result, ie.the following are equivalent%

:.1:=D:<.5$F psia !:k;a :<.6psi$ D k;a!A$

D7.946$ k;a!3$ :1:.= k;aatm D k;a!A$



osity of ca# 1cP at 63>C !1#336""

sity 0ynamic viscosity . 0ensity for a Netonian fluid

fuel consumption estimate

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