Of or pertaining to stoichiometry; employed in, or obtained by, stoichiometry.
of, pertaining to, using, or consuming, reagents in the exact proportions required for a given reaction; as, a stoichiometric reaction, i. e., a reaction which goes to completion, rather than stopping partway at an equilibrium point.
refers to compounds or reactions in which the components are in fixed, whole number ratios.
Theoretically, the correct air-fuel ratio in an internal combustion engine to provide complete fuel combustion.
Ratio of fuel to air where the exact proportions for complete reaction of both, with none left over, are present.
Stoichiometric is often used in thermodynamics to refer to the "perfect mixture" of a fuel and air.
When the ratio of air and fuel is precisely correct, it is referred to as stoichiometric. It is critical that air fuel ratio be stoichiometric in order for the mixture to be burned with maximum efficiency and for the catalytic converter to operate with maximum efficiency.
A chemically balanced mixture composition (see air fuel ratio), at which perfect combustion is theoretically possible.
A stoichiometric ratio of reactants is one which fits exactly with the chemistry occurring. In the case of a fuel cell, it is typically the ratio of fuel to oxygen required for complete reaction to occur.
Related to the proportions in which chemicals combine to form compounds and the weight relations in chemical reactions.