11.114 Beginning with Eq. 11.122,
(a) evaluate ln f for a gas obeying the Redlich–Kwong
equation of state.
(b) Using the result of part (a), evaluate the fugacity, in bar,
for Refrigerant 134a at 908C, 10 bar. Compare with the
fugacity value obtained from the generalized fugacity chart.
11.115 Consider a one-inlet, one-exit control volume at steady
state through which the flow is internally reversible and
isothermal. Show that the work per unit of mass flowing can
be expressed in terms of the fugacity f as
a
W
#
cv
m
#
b
int
rev
52RT lna
f
2
f
1
b1
V
1
2
2 V
2
2
2
1 g1z
1
2 z
2
2
11.116 Methane expands isothermally and without
irreversibilities through a turbine operating at steady state,
entering at 60 atm, 778F and exiting at 1 atm. Using data
from the generalized fugacity chart, determine the work
developed, in Btu per lb of methane flowing. Ignore kinetic
and potential energy effects.
11.117 Propane (C
3
H
8
) enters a turbine operating at steady
state at 100 bar, 400 K and expands isothermally without
irreversibilities to 10 bar. There are no significant changes in
kinetic or potential energy. Using data from the generalized
fugacity chart, determine the power developed, in kW, for a
mass flow rate of 50 kg/min.
11.118 Ethane (C
2
H
6
) is compressed isothermally without
irreversibilities at a temperature of 320 K from 5 to 40 bar.
Using data from the generalized fugacity and enthalpy departure
charts, determine the work of compression and the heat transfer,
each in kJ per kg of ethane flowing. Assume steady-state
operation and neglect kinetic and potential energy effects.
11.119 Methane enters a turbine operating at steady state at
100 bar, 275 K and expands isothermally without irreversibilities
to 15 bar. There are no significant changes in kinetic or
potential energy. Using data from the generalized fugacity
and enthalpy departure charts, determine the power
developed and heat transfer, each in kW, for a mass flow
rate of 0.5 kg/s.
11.120 Methane flows isothermally and without irreversibilities
through a horizontal pipe operating at steady state, entering
at 50 bar, 300 K, 10 m/s and exiting at 40 bar. Using data
from the generalized fugacity chart, determine the velocity
at the exit, in m/s.
11.121 Determine the fugacity, in atm, for pure ethane at 310 K,
20.4 atm and as a component with a mole fraction of 0.35 in
an ideal solution at the same temperature and pressure.
11.122 Denoting the solvent and solute in a dilute binary liquid
solution at temperature T and pressure p by the subscripts
1 and 2, respectively, show that if the fugacity of the solute
is proportional to its mole fraction in the solution:
f
2
5 ky
2
,
where k is a constant (Henry’s rule), then the fugacity of the
solvent is
f
1
5 y
1
f
1
, where y
1
is the solvent mole fraction and
f
1
is the fugacity of pure 1 at T, p.
11.123 A tank contains 310 kg of a gaseous mixture of 70%
ethane and 30% nitrogen (molar basis) at 311 K and 170
atm. Determine the volume of the tank, in m
3
, using data
from the generalized compressibility chart together with (a)
Kay’s rule, (b) the ideal solution model. Compare with the
measured tank volume of 1 m
3
.
11.124 A tank contains a mixture of 75% argon and 25% ethylene
on a molar basis at 778F, 81.42 atm. For 157 lb of mixture,
estimate the tank volume, in ft
3
, using
(a) the ideal gas equation of state.
(b) Kay’s rule together with data from the generalized
compressibility chart.
(c) the ideal solution model together with data from the
generalized compressibility chart.
11.125 A tank contains a mixture of 70% ethane and 30%
nitrogen (N
2
) on a molar basis at 400 K, 200 atm. For 2130
kg of mixture, estimate the tank volume, in m
3
, using
(a) the ideal gas equation of state.
(b) Kay’s rule together with data from the generalized
compressibility chart.
(c) the ideal solution model together with data from the
generalized compressibility chart.
11.126 An equimolar mixture of O
2
and N
2
enters a compressor
operating at steady state at 10 bar, 220 K with a mass flow rate
of 1 kg/s. The mixture exits at 60 bar, 400 K with no significant
change in kinetic or potential energy. Stray heat transfer from
the compressor can be ignored. Determine for the compressor
(a) the power required, in kW.
(b) the rate of entropy production, in kW/K.
Assume the mixture is modeled as an ideal solution. For the
pure components:
10 bar, 220 K 60 bar, 400 K
h (kJ/kg) s (kJ/kg ? K) h (kJ/kg) s (kJ/kg ? K)
Oxygen 195.6 5.521 358.2 5.601
Nitrogen 224.1 5.826 409.8 5.911
11.127 A gaseous mixture with a molar analysis of 70% CH
4
and 30% N
2
, enters a compressor operating at steady state at
10 bar, 250 K and a molar flow rate of 6 kmol/h. The mixture
exits the compressor at 100 bar. During compression, the
temperature of the mixture departs from 250 K by no more
than 0.1 K. The power required by the compressor is reported
to be 6 kW. Can this value be correct? Explain. Ignore kinetic
and potential energy effects. Assume the mixture is modeled
as an ideal solution. For the pure components at 250 K:
h (kJ/kg) s (kJ/kg ? K)
10 bar 100 bar 10 bar 100 bar
Methane 506.0 358.6 10.003 8.3716
Nitrogen 256.18 229.68 5.962 5.188
11.128 The departure of a binary solution from ideal solution
behavior is gauged by the activity coefficient, g
i
5 a
i
/y
i
, where a
i
is the activity of component i and y
i
is its mole fraction in the
solution (i 5 1, 2). Introducing Eq. 11.140, the activity coefficient
can be expressed alternatively as g
i
5 f
i
/
y
i
f 8
i
. Using this
expression together with the Gibbs–Duhem equation, derive
the following relation among the activity coefficients and the
mole fractions for a solution at temperature T and pressure p:
ay
1
0 ln g
1
0y
1
b
p, T
5 ay
2
0 ln
g
2
0y
2
b
p, T
How might this expression be used?
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