Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780073398174
Author: Yunus A. Cengel Dr., Michael A. Boles
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 15.7, Problem 121FEP
A fuel is burned steadily in a combustion chamber. The combustion temperature will be the highest except when
- (a) the fuel is preheated.
- (b) the fuel is burned with a deficiency of air.
- (c) the air is dry.
- (d) the combustion chamber is well insulated.
- (e) the combustion is complete.
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