University of Wah,

Department of Chemical Engineering

UNIVERSITY OF WAH
WAH ENGINEERING COLLEGE
Department of Chemical Engineering
Assignment # 02
Course Title: Gas Engineering Semester: 8th
Course Teacher: Dr. Kashif Iqbal Total Marks: 35
Course Code: Ch.E-421
Student Name_____________________Reg No._______________________

Assignment Title: Estimation of viscosity

Course Learning Outcome Program Learning Outcome Learning Domain

CLO-1 PLO-1 Cognitive 1, 2

PLO-1: Engineering Knowledge: Ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering

fundamentals and an engineering specialization to the solution of complex engineering problems.
CLO-1: Understand the natural gas occurrence and exploration, apply fundamental knowledge of
thermodynamics to understand the phase behavior and natural gas properties.

Question 01:
A natural gas mixture consists of three components, C1, C2, and C3. Their mole fractions and
viscosities at a particular temperature are indicated below:
Component Mole Fraction y Viscosity, cP
C1 0.9000 0.0130
C2 0.0800 0.0112
C3 0.0200 0.0098
Total 1.000

Question 02:
At 100 psig and 75°F, a gas has a volume of 800 ft3. If the volume is kept constant and the gas
temperature increases to 100°F, what is the final pressure of the gas? Keeping the pressure constant at
100 psig, if the temperature increases to 100°F, what is the final volume? Use 14.73 psi for base
pressure.

Question 03:
Calculate the gravity of a natural gas mixture consisting of 84% methane, 10% ethane, and
6% propane. From the gas gravity, calculate the pseudo-critical temperature and pseudo-
critical pressure for this natural gas mixture.

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Question 04:
The pseudo-critical temperature and pressure of a natural gas mixture were calculated as 380°R and
675 psia. If the CO2 content is 12% and H2S is 22%, calculate the adjustment factor e and the adjusted
values of the pseudo-critical temperature and pseudo-critical pressure.

Question 05:
Calculate the apparent molecular weight of a natural gas mixture that has 89% methane, 8%
ethane, 2% propane, and 1% normal butane as shown below.

Component Percent Molecular Weight

C1 89 16.01
C2 8 30.10
C3 2 44.10
C4 1 58.10
Total 100

Question 06:
Calculate the pseudo-critical temperature and the pseudo-critical pressure of a natural gas mixture
consisting of 89% methane, 8% ethane, and 3% propane. The critical properties of C1, C2, and C3
components are as follows:

Component Critical Temperature, °R Critical Pressure,

Psia
C1 343 667
C2 550 708
C3 666 615

Question 07:
A natural gas mixture consists of the following components:

Component Mole Fraction y

C1 0.850
C2 0.004
C3 0.002
N2 0.014
CO2 0.010
H2S 0.120
a) Calculate the apparent molecular weight of the gas, gravity and the pseudo critical
temperature and pseudo-critical pressure.
b) Calculate the compressibility factor of the gas at 100 °F and 1400 psia.
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