Question: b ) Ethane is fed to a boiler where it is burnt with 5 0 % excess air. The ethane is supplied to the boiler

b) Ethane is fed to a boiler where it is burnt with 50% excess air. The ethane is supplied to the boiler at 25C and the combustion air at 50C.
If 65% of the energy from the combustion goes into raising steam what would be the stack temperature?
If 90% of the energy from the combustion goes into raising steam, then what will be the difference in the stack temperature?
The heat of combustion of ethane at 25C is -1428kJmol where the heat of combustion refers to each mole of fuel burnt with the standard state of reactant and products as gas. Assume that air consists of 21%O2 and 79%N2 on a volume basis.
Additional data:
Cp(O2):30J(molC)-1
Cp(N2):30J(molC)-1
Cp(H2O):35J(molC)-1
Cp(CO2):39J(molC)-1
 b) Ethane is fed to a boiler where it is burnt

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