Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach
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ISBN: 9781259822674
Author: Yunus A. Cengel Dr., Michael A. Boles
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 15.7, Problem 94RP
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The mass fractions of carbon dioxide and water in the products and the mass of water in the products per unit of fuel mass burned.
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