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Stoichiometric Air–Fuel Ratio

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Theoretical AFR from elemental composition: AFR = (11.53·C + 34.34·(H − O/8) + 4.32·S) / 100, for mass fractions expressed in percent.

Formula

$$ AFR_\text{stoich} = \frac{11.53 C + 34.34 \left(H - \tfrac{O}{8}\right) + 4.32 S}{100} $$

Symbol legend

SymbolMeaningUnitSource
$C$Carbon mass %% m/multimate analysis
$H$Hydrogen mass %% m/multimate analysis
$O$Oxygen mass %% m/multimate analysis
$S$Sulphur mass %% m/mISO 8754
$AFR$Stoichiometric air-fuel ratiokg air / kg fuelresult

Sources

  • Heywood - Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals.