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How is combustion temperature calculated?

  1. Rigorous calculation: adiabatic flame temperature energy equation
    At reference temperature T0T_0, with LHV QLHVQ_{LHV} (kJ/kg fuel), energy conservation:
  • QLHV+nrhr(Tin)=nphp(Tad)Q_{LHV} + \sum n_r h_r(T_{in}) = \sum n_p h_p(T_{ad})

If feeds are near T0T_0, it can be written in temperature-rise form:

  • QLHV=npT0Tadcp,p(T)dTQ_{LHV} = \sum n_p \int_{T_0}^{T_{ad}} c_{p,p}(T)\,dT
    At high temperature, dissociation and temperature dependence of cp(T)c_p(T) must be considered.
  1. Engineering approximation: estimate using average constant-pressure specific heat
  • TadT0+QLHVnpcˉp,pT_{ad} \approx T_0 + \dfrac{Q_{LHV}}{\sum n_p \bar c_{p,p}}
    Where cˉp\bar c_p is the average value from T0T_0 to TadT_{ad}. This is used for quick estimation and trend judgment.
  1. Direct rewrite for influencing terms (common refinements)
  • With air preheat: Qeff=QLHV+nairT0Taircp,airdTQ_{eff} = Q_{LHV} + \sum n_{air}\int_{T_0}^{T_{air}} c_{p,air} dT
  • With α>1\alpha>1: more N2N_2 and excess O2O_2 in products increases npcˉp\sum n_p \bar c_p, so TadT_{ad} decreases.