Fuel reactions

This derivation was made as if the overall order of the air-fuel reaction were 2. In reality, this order is found to be closer to 1.8. The development could have been carried out for arbitrary overall order n, which would give the result... 

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For every molecule of hydrogen (H2) that reacts within a fuel cell, two electrons are liberated at the fuel cell anode. This is most easily seen in the PAFC and PEFC because of the simplicity of the anode (fuel) reaction, although the rule of two electrons per diatomic hydrogen molecule (H2) holds true for all fuel cell types. The solution also requires knowledge of the definition of an ampere (A) and an equivalence of electrons. 

Sufficient heat must be generated by the oxidizer/fuel reaction to produce the excited electronic state of the emitter. A minimum heat requirement of 0.8 kcal/gram has been mentioned by Shidlovskiy [5]. 

An important criterion for the desirability of fuel reactions for rockets is the fuel value in kilojoules, either per gram of reactant, or per cubic centimeter of reactant. Compute both of these quantities for each of the following reactions ... 

ArG < 0, AXH < 0). In the case of reactions with positive reaction entropy, wg can obviously be greater than 100%7° as also seen from Table 3 which lists the wg values of some fuel reactions. For water formation from H2 and 02 wg is about 80% at elevated temperatures. 

Chapter 3 Explosive and General Oxidative Characteristics of Fuels reaction to form a phenoxyl radical and phenol according to the steps... 

Theoretically all the combustible materials can serve as a fuel to the SOFC via the direct electrochemical oxidation on the anode. Table 1 lists a number of fuel reactions with AG° (i.e., the change in the Gibbs free energy) and AH° (the change in the enthalpy), E° (theoretically reversible potential or voltage), and the fuel cell efficiency. Fuel cell efficiency is defined as ... 

The catalytic converters (Figure 16-17) built into automobile exhaust systems contain two types of heterogeneous catalysts, powdered noble metals and powdered transition metal oxides. They catalyze the oxidation of unbumed hydrocarbon fuel (reaction 1) and of partial combustion products such as carbon monoxide (reaction 2, shown in Figure 16-18). 

Fig. 13 NO production from fuel reactions. (From Refill)...

It s time to face reality. The theoretical yield is never obtained, for reasons that are largely uncontrollable. For one thing, although the major reaction predominates, many reactant mixtures also proceed through one or more side reactions that form smaller amounts of different products (Figure 3.9). In the rocket fuel reaction in Sample Problem 3.10, for example, the reactants might form some NO in the following side reaction ... 

Consider the two space shuttle fuel reactions in Exercises 81 and 82. Which reaction produces more energy per kilogram of reactant mixture (stoichiometric amounts) ... 

Tail gas contains about 2%-4% oxygen, which also reacts with the added fuel (reaction 1). For complete reduction of NO (reactions 2 and 3), enough fud gas must be added to consume all of the oxygen in the tail gas, Being highly exothermic this method is often designed with two or more catalyst beds in a series with intercooling to prevent excessive temperatures. 

The SC-FC uses one compartment to convert directly a mixture of fuel and oxidant into electrical energy based on the difference in catalytic activity and selectivity of the electrode materials for the fuel reaction. Considering the CH4-air system, the complete reaction is... 

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