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Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics Tutorial

The document outlines a tutorial for a chemical engineering thermodynamics course, focusing on the equation of state and various problems related to real and ideal gases. It includes five problems that require analysis of gas behavior under different conditions, calculations for vapor mixtures, and comparisons of compressibility factors. Students are expected to use molecular arguments, equations of state, and thermodynamic principles to solve these problems.

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Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics Tutorial

The document outlines a tutorial for a chemical engineering thermodynamics course, focusing on the equation of state and various problems related to real and ideal gases. It includes five problems that require analysis of gas behavior under different conditions, calculations for vapor mixtures, and comparisons of compressibility factors. Students are expected to use molecular arguments, equations of state, and thermodynamic principles to solve these problems.

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Tutorial-4: Equation of state

CH2010 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics


Due: In Class, Fri, August 29th, 2025

Problem-1:
Consider comparing 1 mole of NH3 at 10 bar and 500 K behaving as a real gas (i.e., considering
its intermolecular interactions) vs. 1 mole of NH3 at 10 bar and 500 K behaving as an ideal gas
(i.e., hypothetically “turning off” the intermolecular interactions). Answer the following questions
using molecular arguments. Explain your choice with diagrams and descriptions of the
interactions involved.
(a) In which case is the compressibility factor, z, higher?
(b) In which case is the internal energy, u, higher?
(c) In which case is the entropy, s, higher? You need consider only the “spatial” contribution
to Entropy.
Problem-2:
Imagine you are a research scientist working in an industry. At very high temperatures, a gas can
be ionized and remain in thermodynamic equilibrium. Consider the case of gas containing only
ions, A+. Your supervisor requests that you come up with a simple (one-parameter) equation of
state for this gas. Your team member leaves you a memo that she has fit the PvT data to an equation
of state of the form:
𝑎
!𝑃!! + & 𝑣 ! = 𝑅𝑇
𝑣!"! !

She tells you the data fit this equation well but, unfortunately, leaves you no numbers. Your meeting
with your supervisor is in 10 minutes, and your other team members is nowhere to be found! In
order to be ready for the meeting, you need to answer the following questions:
(a) Is the form of this equation reasonable? Explain.
(b) What sign would you expect for the constant, a? Will this be a small or large number?
Explain.
(c) What number will you use for n (it can be a fraction)? What are the units of a? Show your
work.
Problem-3:
The process that you are designing requires that a vapor mixture of benzene and propane enter a
holding tank at 480 K and 2 MPa, and a benzene mole fraction of 0.6. The design specifies that
100 kg of vapor are in the tank. What volume must the tank be?
(a) Calculate using the ideal gas model.
(b) Calculate using the Redlich–Kwong equation.
(c) What is the percent error assuming an ideal gas?

Problem-4:
Compare the compressibility factor of methane at Tr = 1.1 and Pr = 1.2 using the Peng–Robinson
equation of state and the generalized compressibility charts (For the latter, refer to Appendix C.1
and C.2 provided on Moodle).

Problem-5:
Determine expressions for the thermal expansion coefficient, β, and the isothermal compressibility,
κ, for an ideal gas.

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