Chapter 6 Practice Problems

(P6.2) Pr = 30, Tr = 15
(a) Use virial equation of state.
Z = 1 + ( B 0 + B1 ) Pr / Tr ..Eqn. 6.6
0.422
B 0 = 0.083 1.6
Tr
Where,
. Eqns. 6.8 & 6.9
0.172
1
B = 0.139 4.2
Tr
B 0 = 0.077459277
& B1 = 0.138998
& = 0.041(book )
Z = 1 + (0.077459277 0.041 * 0.138998) *
(b) = ??
T = Tr * TC = 15 * 44.4 = 666 K

30
= 1.14
15

P = Pr * PC = 2.653 * 30 = 79.59 MPa

PV
Z * R * T 1.14 * 8.314 * 666
, V =
=
= 3.93cm 3 / g
RT
P * MW
79.59 * 20.179
1
1
= =
= 0.254 g / cm 3
V 3.93
Z=

(P6.4)

T1 = 111K
P1 = 1atm 0.1MPa

T2 = 77 O F = 25 O C = 298.15K
Use PREOS.XLS,
Stable Root
has a lower
fugacity
Roots
111
Z
V
fugacity
3
0.1
cm /gmol
MPa
0.9670679
8924.6249
0.096803
0.0263855
243.49944
33.639114
0.093707
0.0036451

Current State
T (K)
P (MPa)
answers for three
root region

Use Solver, and set target cell on the volume and make it equal to
33.639114*2 = 67.278228,
Then by changing the cell of pressure, making sure that T2 = 298.15K
Current State
T (K)
P (MPa)

Roots
298.15
33.839895

V
3

cm /gmol

To accompany Introductory Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

J.R. Elliott, C.T. Lira, 2001, all rights reserved. (7/6/2001)

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Chapter 6 Practice Problems

answers for three
root region
& for 1 root region

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0.9184568 67.278228

P2 = 33.84 MPa

To accompany Introductory Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

J.R. Elliott, C.T. Lira, 2001, all rights reserved. (7/6/2001)

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