Here we calculate the flame temperature of butane. This involves the use of numerical solvers.
Liquid butane is burnt with 100% stoichiometric air at an initial temperature of 298.15 K. The combustion reaction is
C4H10 (l) + 6.5 O2 (g)+ 24.44 N2 (g) → 4 CO2 (g) + 5 H2O (g) + 24.44 N2 (g)
Heat of formation of butane
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Enthalpies of the combustion products at a temperature T
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Enthalpy of the reactants
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Total enthalpy of the combustion products
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Equating the enthalpy of the reactants and the enthalpy of the combustion products gives the adiabatic flame temperature
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