Chapter 11 : Real Gas

Example 11.1 Page No : 394

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# Variables
P = 70.e5 			#Pa
T = 150. + 273 			#K
Z = 0.55 			#Compressibility factor
R = 8314.3/44 			#J/kgK
			
# Calculations and Results
#For propane
v = Z*R*T/P 			#m**3/kg
print "Specific volume for propane = %.2e m**3/kg"%(v)
			#ideal gas
v = R*T/P 			#m**3/kg
print "Specific volume for ideal gas = %2.3e m**3/kg"%(v)
Specific volume for propane = 6.28e-03 m**3/kg
Specific volume for ideal gas = 1.142e-02 m**3/kg

Example 11.2 Page No : 396

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# Variables
Z = 1.04 			#Compressiblity factor
pc = 3.77e6 			#Pa 			#crticial pressure
Tc = 132.5 			#K
vc = 0.0883 			#m**3/kmol
p = 10.e5 			#Pa
T = 300. 			#K
			
# Calculations and Results
R = 287. 			#J/kgK
pR = p/pc 			#reduced pressure
TR = T/Tc 			#reduced temperature
v = Z*R*T/p 			#m**3/kg
vR = v/vc 			#reduced volume

print "Reduced pressure = %.5f "%(pR)
print "Reduced temperature = %.5f "%(TR)
print "Reduced volume = %.3f "%(vR)
Reduced pressure = 0.26525 
Reduced temperature = 2.26415 
Reduced volume = 1.014 

Example 11.3 Page No : 397

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# Variables
pR = 0.26525 			#reduced pressure
TR = 2.26415 			#reduced temperature
pc = 22.09 			#bar 			#critical pressure of water
Tc = 647.3 			#K 			#critical temperature of water
			
# Calculations and Results
p = pR*pc 			#bar
T = TR*Tc 			#K
print "Temperature at which steam would beahve similar to air at 10 bar and 27°C = %.1f K"%(T)

print "Pressure at which steam would beahve similar to air at 10 bar and 27°C = %.2f bar"%(p)
Temperature at which steam would beahve similar to air at 10 bar and 27°C = 1465.6 K
Pressure at which steam would beahve similar to air at 10 bar and 27°C = 5.86 bar

Example 11.4 Page No : 399

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# Variables
pc = 3.77e6 			#Pa 			#critical pressure
p = 5.65e6 			#Pa
Tc = 132.5 			#K 			#critical temperature
T = 300 			#K

			
# Calculations and Results
pR = p/pc 			#reduced pressure
TR = T/Tc 			#reduced temperature
			#from generalized compressibilty chart
Z =0.97
print "From the generalized compressiblity chart,\
 at reduced pressure of %.1f and reduced temperature of %.2f, Z = %.2f"%(pR,TR,Z)
From the generalized compressiblity chart, at reduced pressure of 1.5 and reduced temperature of 2.26, Z = 0.97

Example 11.5 Page No : 299

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# Variables
T =150.+273 			#K
p = 7e6 			#Pa

#Part (i)
print "Parti"
v = (8314.3/44)*T/p 			#m**3/kg
print "Specific volume for gaseous propane using ideal gas equation = %.4f m**3/kg"%(v)

#Part(ii)
print "Partii"
pc = 4.26e6 			#Pa 			#critical pressure
Tc = 370. 			#K 			#critical temperature

pR = p/pc 			#reduced pressure
TR = T/Tc 			#reduced temperature
Z = 0.56 			#compressibility factor
print "From the generalized compressiblity chart,\
 at reduced pressure of %.1f and reduced temperature of %.2f, Z = %.2f"%(pR,TR,Z)
v = Z*v
print "Specific volume for gaseous propane using generalized compressiblity chart = %.5f m**3/kg"%(v)
Parti
Specific volume for gaseous propane using ideal gas equation = 0.0114 m**3/kg
Partii
From the generalized compressiblity chart, at reduced pressure of 1.6 and reduced temperature of 1.14, Z = 0.56
Specific volume for gaseous propane using generalized compressiblity chart = 0.00639 m**3/kg

Example 11.6 Page No : 404

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# Variables
m = 5.			#kg 			#mass of CO2
T = 300. 			#K
R = 8314.3/44 			#J/kgK
V = 1.5 			#m**3

#Part(i)
print "Parti"
p = m*R*T/V
print "Pressure exerted by CO2using ideal gas equation) = %.2f kPa"%(p*.001)

#Part(ii)
print "Partii"
R = 8.3143 			#J/kmolK
a = 0.3658e3 			#kPam**6/kmol**2
b = 0.0428 			#m**3.kmol
v = 44*V/m 			#m**3/kmol
p = T*R/(v-b) - a/v**2
print "Pressure exerted by CO2using van der Waals equation) = %.1f kPa"%(p)
Parti
Pressure exerted by CO2using ideal gas equation) = 188.96 kPa
Partii
Pressure exerted by CO2using van der Waals equation) = 187.5 kPa

Example 11.7 Page No : 406

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import math 
			
# Variables
M = 28. 			#g/mol
m = 3.5			#kg
V = 0.015 			#m**3
v = V/m 			#m**3/kg
T = 473. 			#K
R = 8314.3/M 			#J/kgK
			
# Calculations and Results

#Part(i)
print "Parti"
p = m*R*T/V 			#Pa
print "Pressure using ideal gas equation of state) = %.2f MPa"%(p*1e-6)

#Part(ii)
print "Partii"
pc = 3.39e6 			#Pa 			#critical pressure
Tc = 126.2 			#K 			#critical temperature
vc = 0.0899 			#m**3/kmol 			#critical volume

TR = T/Tc 			#reduced temperature
vR = v/(R*Tc/pc) 			#reduced volume
Z = 1.1 			#Compressibility factor
print "From the generalized compressiblity chart, \
 at reduced volume of %.4f and reduced temperature of %.2f, Z = %.2f"%(vR,TR,Z)
p = Z*R*T/v 			#Pa
print "Pressure using generalised compressibility chart) = %.3f MPa"%(p*1e-6)

#Part(iii)
print "Partiii"
a = 0.1366e6 			#Pam**5/kmol**2
b = 0.0386 			#m**3/kmol
p = (8314.3*T/(v*M - b)) - a/(v*M)**2
print "Pressure using van der Waals equation) = %.2f MPa"%(p*1e-6)

#Part(iv)
print "Partiv"
a = (0.427*(R*M)**2*Tc**2.5/pc)
b = 0.0866*(R*M*Tc/pc)

p = (R*M*T/(v*M-b))-(a/(((v*M)**2 + v*M*b)*(T**0.5)))
print "Pressure using Redlich-Kwong equation of state) = %.2f MPa"%(p*1e-6)


#Part(v)
print "Partv"
A0 = 136.2315
a = 0.02617
B0 = 0.05046
b = -0.00691
c = 42000

A = A0*(1 - a/(v*M))
B = B0*(1 - b/(v*M))
eps = c/(T**3 * v*M)
p = ((8314.3)*T*(1-eps)*(v*M+B))/(v*M)**2 - 1e3*A/(v*M)**2
print "Pressure using ideal gas equation of state) = %.2f MPa"%(p*1e-6)

			#---Note--- 			
# Calculations and Results to Part(iv) in the textbook is 40.58 MPa which is wrong. 
#  The correct solution (38.13 MPa) is computed here.
Parti
Pressure using ideal gas equation of state) = 32.77 MPa
Partii
From the generalized compressiblity chart,  at reduced volume of 0.3877 and reduced temperature of 3.75, Z = 1.10
Pressure using generalised compressibility chart) = 36.049 MPa
Partiii
Pressure using van der Waals equation) = 38.83 MPa
Partiv
Pressure using Redlich-Kwong equation of state) = 38.13 MPa
Partv
Pressure using ideal gas equation of state) = 39.79 MPa