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Energy Engineering

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1. Anthracites - bituminous coals - subbituminous coals - lignites.






2. your engine is knocking (igniting the gas too early when piston coming up instead of while at top) - High compression engines need higher octane fuels.






3. Combustion rate mostly limited by heat and mass transfer rather than kinetics and is therefore much slower than in a gasoline engine - hence the constant pressure assumption - No spark plug required - glow plugs only provide local warming of system f






4. Hard=bituminous - Brown=subbituminous/lignite






5. Constant volume combustion - isentropic and adiabatic compression and expansion - 2 stroke and 4 stroke engines use (gasoline engines)






6. Measures the ability of a fuel to pressure ignite and in this regard is the opposite of the octane number.






7. Coal contributes to essentially every criteria air pollutant and to CO2 and Hg. In most cases (except CO) - coal is a major contributor.






8. Not produced from any single fraction of crude in the fractionation column but rather are blends and reformates designed specifically for regional markets and specifications/regulations






9. Drilling - then set up production wells with nothing above surface - production decreases exponentially with time






10. Not very common - small particulate and SO2 and some NOx are problems for this cycle with coal






11. Have broader range of fuels - have higher compression ratios - nearly always super/turbo charged






12. Measure of a fuels ability to resist compression ignition - with iso- octane having an octane number of 100 and n - heptane an octane number of 0. (n - octane has an octane number of -10).






13. Fracture rock with water and other stuff - replace with sand - suck out liberated NG






14. From inlet temperatures with cooling of blades and thermal barrier couplings






15. Hg - As - trace other metals - no dioxins and furans






16. Distillate fraction (heavier than naptha) - though it requires some additional treatment for sulfur removal -






17. Brayton cycle with exhaust powering a Rankine Cycle (efficiencies of up to 60%) - possibly most economical choice - can't respond to load changes as rapidly as simple cycle






18. Brayton Cycle






19. Critical pressure (218 psi) and above - 38-39% efficient - supercritical from 45-47% efficient - materials limit max temp to 600 degC - pressure ratios up to 10 -000 because condenser reaches really low pressures






20. Little more than half=fuel cost - rest is transportation and distribution






21. Higher than compression ratio in diesel or gasoline engines (note that pressure ratio is not exactly the same as a compression ratio).






22. Coal rank correlates with both hydrogen:carbon and oxygen:carbon ratio - with rank decreasing with increasing values of both ratio. ex. anthracite low ratios and lignites have high ratios






23. More reliable than reciprocating engines because: continuous operation and fewer moving parts






24. Fischer Tropsh synthesis






25. Low sulfur vs. high sulfur - bituminous used to provide most power - but switching to cleaner Wyoming subbituminous






26. Constant pressure combustion - isentropic and adiabatic compression and expansion






27. Much lower energy density than gasoline and can be corrosive or damaging to engines and seals. Because it requires less oxygen to burn - it has slightly better engine efficiency. However - its lower energy density means a car gets considerably lower






28. Coal- fired power generation costs are roughly 50% capital and the remaining fuel and operating costs. Fuel costs have remained stable and low historically - making coal an attractive investment for power






29. Fuel is injected in cylinder at much higher pressures than gasoline fuel injection and through injectors designed to atomize fuel to small droplets that rapidly vaporize and burn.






30. More expensive - heavier - and more durable/reliable than gasoline engines - Diesel cycle is less efficient than gasoline cycle at the same compression ratio - but in practice is more efficient because compression ratios are about 2x higher.






31. China - and rapidly growing - India also rapdily growing






32. Less CO2 and most other pollutants than other combustion fuels






33. Same as Brayton cycle






34. Is dominantly CH4 - but the ethane content is always >1 % and important to the fuel






35. Occurs (with a few exceptions) in the intake manifold prior to the air entering the cylinder. Air entering cylinder is a mixture of air and vaporized fuel.






36. Good alternative to petroleum based fuels?






37. Cetane numbers greater than ___ generally have no advantage over a fuel of 50. Common cetane numbers are 40-45 and 45-50 for regular and premium diesel fuels.






38. Are turbofans - which derive >80% of their thrust from the ducted fan rather than the high- velocity exhaust. Turbopros and other turbine- based engines also common for helicopters - ships - propeller- based aircraft - etc.






39. Mid 80s






40. Methane (70-90%) - heavier hydrocarbons (up to 20% through C4) - CO2 (up to 8% - but occasionally much higher) - H2O (usually saturated) - sometimes H2S (up to 5%) - oxygen (< 0.2%) nitrogen (up to 5%) - and other trace quantities.






41. Bituminous coals are in the _____ - subbituminous coals in most of the west (but not Utah) - and lignites primarily in Texas and North Dakota.






42. Contains an odorant - deliberately added so leaks will be noticed






43. Steam Turbines (Rankine Cycle) - Gas Turbines (Brayton Cycle) - Combined Cycle (not very economically feasible) - Liquid Fuels and Other products (chemicals - Fischer Tropsh - Coal to Methanol for gasoline but less history)






44. Modern only output CO2 and no significant impact on other pollutants - Most Coal Power are old and many have significant impact on air pollution






45. Many decades and up to 100 yrs left reserves increasing due to fracking and tight gas recovery almost always seen with oil and frequently without






46. Almost zero aromatics in it






47. Not too good for it. Strip mined or deep/mountain top mined






48. Less efficient than either Otto or Diesel cycle at same pressure ratio/compression ratio - but in practice pressure ratio is higher leading to higher efficiencies.






49. 150 yrs






50. Compressor stator (trailing edge points axially) - turbine stator (trailing edge has significant tangential component).