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The fuel which is being burned has a higher specific energy than pure carbon, (compare the specific energy of natural gas with coal [1]). The chemical process i
by warrenpj 10y ago
The fuel which is being burned has a higher specific energy than pure carbon, (compare the specific energy of natural gas with coal [1]). The chemical process is methane -> pure carbon with CO2 as an intermediate state.
Of course you're not generating as much power as just burning the methane completely.
[1] http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/co2-emission-fuels-d_1085.html http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/co2-emission-fuels-d_1085....
- m_mueller 10y agoThanks. So disregarding any heat losses, you get (12-7.5)/12 = 37.5% of the stored energy. Gas power plants appear to have an efficiency of 54% [1]. I honestly can't imagine how you could reasonably get electrical energy out of that system. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_cycle#Efficiency_of_CCGT_plants https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_cycle#Efficiency_of_C...