Adiabatic Flame Temperature

The temperature of product mixture obtained

when the combustion is done in an adiabatic
system

Highest temperature obtained

2 types

Constant pressure adiabatic flame temperature

Constant volume adiabatic flame temperature

Const. Press. Adiab. Flame Temp.

From
st
!aw
H
react
T
i
, P=H
prods
T
ad
, P
Const. "ol. Adiab. Flame Temp.
U
react
T
i
, P
i
=U
prods
T
ad
, P
f

From
st
!aw


#pecific Heats

C
p
varies with temperature

$on trivial to determine T

adiab
since temp is
implicit in c
p

%e may
&ntegrate c
p
'se an average c
p
value
(oth methods need an initial guess of T
adiab

h
i
=

h
f , i
o

298
T

c
p , i
dT
T
adiab
2100 K

h
i
=

h
f , i
o

c
p ,i , avg
T
ad
298