Methane is burned in a furnace with 100% excess dry air to generate steam in a boiler. Both the air and the methane enter the combustion chamber at 500oF and 1 atm, and the products leave the furnace at 2000oF and 1 atm. If the effluent gases contain only CO2, H2O, O2, and N2, calculate the amount of heat absorbed by the water to make steam per pound of methane burned.
Methane is burned in a furnace with 100% excess dry air to generate steam in a boiler. Both the air and the methane enter the combustion chamber at 500oF and 1 atm, and the products leave the furnace at 2000oF and 1 atm. If the effluent gases contain only CO2, H2O, O2, and N2, calculate the amount of heat absorbed by the water to make steam per pound of methane burned.
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Methane is burned in a furnace with 100% excess dry air to generate steam in a boiler. Both the air and the methane enter the combustion chamber at 500oF and 1 atm, and the products leave the furnace at 2000oF and 1 atm. If the effluent gases contain only CO2, H2O, O2, and N2, calculate the amount of heat absorbed by the water to make steam per pound of methane burned.
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