Question 3.1: Air fuel ratio and equivalence ratio Consider a mixture of o...

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Air fuel ratio and equivalence ratio
Consider a mixture of one mole of ethane $(C_{2}H_{6})$ and 15 mol of air. Determine
(a) the air-to-fuel ratio of this mixture
(b) the equivalence ratio of this mixture if the stoichiometric air to fuel ratio based on volume is 16.66.

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