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where d/aP denotes partial differentiation with respect to pressure P. For solids and
liquids away from the critical point, the variation in enthalpy with pressure at constant
T is quite small and, therefore, AH,(P,) AH:(P,)is assumed under these circum-
stances. For gaseous reactants and products that follow ideal-gas law, H
=
H(T) only
so
that the effect of pressure is zero, i.e.,
AH,(P,)
=
AH:(P,). In nonideal gas systems,
the enthalpy changes are nonzero, but the effect is usually small up to moderate pressures.
Heating Values
Of
Combustion Fuels.
The calorific value or heating value (HV) of
a fuel (usually a hydrocarbon) is the negative value of its standard heat of combustion
at
1
atm and 25"C, expressed in cal/g or Btu/lb. It is termed
higher heating value
(HHV)
if
H,O(Q is a combustion product and is calculated as HHV
=
(-AH:)/M,
where
M
is the molecular weight of the fuel. An appropriate
AH;
value must be used
in referring to the
lower
heating value
(LHV) based on H,O(g) as a combustion product.
Both are related by
HHV=LHV+(v,kJ/M
where
U,
is the stoichiometric coefficient for water in the combustion reaction
of
1
mole of fuel, and
kV
is the molal latent heat of vaporization for water at 25°C
and
1
atm
=
10,519
cal/g-mole
=
18,934
Btu/lb-mole.
For a fuel mixture composed of combustible substances
i
=
1,
2,
.
,
.
,
the heating
value is calculated as HV
=
&o~(HV)~, where
ai
is the mass fraction of the ith substance
having a heating value of (HV),.
Adiabatic Reaction Temperature
(Tad).
The concept of adiabatic or theoretical
reaction temperature (T,) plays an important role in the design of chemical reactors,
gas furnaces, and other process equipment to handle highly exothermic reactions
such as combustion. Tad is defined as the final temperature attained by the reaction
mixture at the completion of a chemical reaction carried out under adiabatic
conditions in a closed system at constant pressure. Theoretically, this is the maximum
temperature achieved by the products when stoichiometric quantities of reactants
are completely converted into products
in
an adiabatic reactor. In general,
Tad
is
a
function of the initial temperature
(Ti)
of the reactants and their relative amounts as
well as the presence of any nonreactive (inert) materials. Tad is also dependent on the
extent of completion of the reaction. In actual experiments, it is very unlikely that
the theoretical maximum values of Tul can be realized, but the calculated results do
provide an idealized basis for comparison
of
the thermal effects resulting from
exothermic reactions. Lower feed temperatures
(Ti),
presence of inerts and excess
reactants, and incomplete conversion tend to reduce the value of T,. The term
theoreticaz
or
adiabatic flume temperature
(TJ
is
preferred over Tad in dealing exclusively
with the combustion of fuels.
Calculation
of
Td.
To
calculate
Tad
(or T,, for a combustible fuel),
we
refer to
Figure 2-82 and note that
Q
=
AH
=
0
for the adiabatic reaction process. Taking
25°C
(=
298.2"K) and
1
atm as the reference state, the energy balance can be
expressed as
=
-AHR +AH:(25"C)+AHp