Natural gas (approximate it as methane) at a ratio of 0.3 kg/s is burned with 250% theoretical
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Fundamentals of Thermodynamics
ISBN: 978-0471152323
6th edition
Authors: Richard E. Sonntag, Claus Borgnakke, Gordon J. Van Wylen
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