Practice - Combustion reaction of hydrocarbon fuel
Enroll to start learning
You’ve not yet enrolled in this course. Please enroll for free to listen to audio lessons, classroom podcasts and take practice test.
Practice Questions
Test your understanding with targeted questions
What is a combustion reaction?
💡 Hint: It involves burning something.
What does the acronym AFR stand for?
💡 Hint: It relates the amount of air to fuel in combustion.
4 more questions available
Interactive Quizzes
Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning
What is the role of oxygen in the combustion of hydrocarbon fuels?
💡 Hint: Consider what happens during a fire.
True or False: Excess air always improves combustion efficiency.
💡 Hint: Remember the balance between air and fuel.
1 more question available
Challenge Problems
Push your limits with advanced challenges
Given that a burner consumes 100 kg of propane with an air supply of 400 kg. Calculate the % Excess air and the equivalence ratio.
💡 Hint: Remember to use the stoichiometric ratio for calculations.
In a furnace, if you find 25% CO in the flue gases during an analysis, what does this indicate about the combustion process?
💡 Hint: CO production in combustion is often a sign of trouble!
Get performance evaluation
Reference links
Supplementary resources to enhance your learning experience.