Fuel Efficiency Booster ECORE

ECORE ｜ Calculation of energy from the combustion of light oil/diesel fuel ｜ Demonstration

Calculation of energy

The molecular formula for light oil/diesel fuel is C14H30.

軽油化学式（C14H30）
The combustion of light oil/diesel fuel is expressed by the following reaction formula:C14H30+21.5O2=14CO2+15H2O.

According to Kagaku Binran (Handbook of Chemical Engineering), the molecule binding energies are as follows.

C-C　107.3Kcal/mol　・C-H（terminal）　109.2 Kcal/mol　・C-H（middle）　79.94 Kcal/mol
O-O　117.3 Kcal/mol　・O-C-O　381.7 Kcal/mol　・H-O-H　219.3 Kcal/moｌ

  1. Energy required to decompose light oil/diesel fuel molecules

    2. 　(C-C)×13+（C-H terminal）×6+（C-H middle）×24
    ＝107.3×13+109.2×6+79.94×24＝3,969 Kcal/mol ＝20,050Kcal/kg

  2. Energy required to decompose oxygen molecules

    3. 　（O-O）×21.5＝117.3×21.5
    ＝2,522 Kcal/mol ＝12,740Kcal/kg

  3. Energy from the oxidation of the decomposed light oil/diesel fuel

    4. 　（O-C-O）×14+（H-O-H）×15
    ＝381.7×14+219.3×15＝8,634 Kcal/mol＝43,600Kcal/kg

  4. Energy from the combustion of the light oil/diesel fuel

    5. 　43,600-20,050-12,740＝10,810Kcal/kg

Combustion air can somehow be acted on to activate oxygen molecules. Suppose that 10% of oxygen molecules are activated. The energy required to decompose oxygen molecules is reduced from 12,740 kcal/kg to 11,470 kcal/kg, increasing the combustion heat from 10,810 kcal/kg to 12,080 kcal/kg. Thus, the fuel efficiency increases by about 11.7%.