ChE 220 - Summer 2017

Homework Set 2
Due: May 28

Reading: 2.3-2.11, 3.1-3.2

Problem 6 Determine the temperature and phase of water from the following information. If the phase is
a vapor-liquid mixture, report the fraction of vapor and liquid.
a) The specific volume of water is 100 cm3 /g and the pressure 40 bar.
b) The specific volume of water is 100 cm3 /g and the pressure 6 bar.

Problem 7 The R&D division of your company has released the following limited data on proprietary
compound X-23:
T ( C) P .bar/ .kg=m3 /
25 0:01 0:0177
25 20 39:8
Saturation pressure at 25 C: 64:3 bar
Critical temperature: below 35 C
Using this incomplete information estimate as best as you can the following:
a) Phase of X-23 at 12 bar, 25 C.
b) The molar mass of X-23.
c) The second virial coefficient at 25 C.
d) The required volume of a tank that is needed to store 20 kg of X-23 at 12 bar, 25 C.
e) State clearly and justify as best as you can all your assumptions and the methods you use.

Problem 8 A 0.5 m3 tank wil be used to store CO2 at 20 C. Using the SRK equation answer the follow-
ing:
a) Determine the maximum amount (kg) of CO2 that can be stored safely if the tank can withstand a maxi-
mum pressure of 70 bar.
b) Repeat if the maximum pressure is 60 bar.
c) Repeat at 50 bar.

Problem 9 Calculate the coefficient of isothermal compressibility of isobutane as saturated liquid and
saturated vapor at 30 C, P sat D 4:05 bar, using the SRK equation. Report the result in bar 1 .
Hint: Recall from calculus that . @P
@V
D1
@P T @V T

Problem 10 a) Calculate the amount of work necessary for the reversible compression of 1 kg of steam
from 3 bar to 7 bar. The compression is to take place in a cylinder fitted with the a weightless piston at the
constant temperature of 250 C.
b) Calculate the amount of heat, if any, associated with this process.