Tutorial Topic 1 Questions 1

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1. Estimate the fugacity coefficient, and hence the fugacity, of ethylene at

50.5 bar and 24.95oC using the following data:

Molar mass of ethylene is 28.05 g/mol.

Table of P  v  T data for ethylene at 24.95oC

Pressure Specific Volume

(bar) ( 10 4 m 3 /mol )
1.0 245.00
5.1 47.80
10.1 23.20
15.2 15.00
20.2 10.80
25.3 8.34
30.3 6.66
35.4 5.44
40.4 4.52
45.5 3.78
50.5 3.17

Solutions:
  0.73854
f  37.30 bar

2. Estimate the fugacity of gaseous ethane, temperature constant at

275K, using the following methods:
a) At 24.6 bar assuming ideal gas behaviour.
b) At 24.6 bar using the Z factor method.
c) At 24.6 bar using the generalised fugacity coefficient charts.
Critical properties for ethane are given below:

PC  48.72 bar
TC  32.17 o C
  0.100

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Tutorial Topic 1 Questions 2

Use the pressure increments and thermodynamic data provided:

Pressure
(bar)
0.0
1.0
2.0
4.0
8.0
12.0
14.8
19.7
24.6

Solutions:
a) f  24.6 bar
b) f  18.43 bar
c) f  18.97 bar

3. Solid carbon dioxide at -59.11oC has a vapour pressure of 4.09918 bar

and specific volume of 0.000657 m3/kg. The molar mass of carbon
dioxide is 44.01 kg/kmol

Calculate the fugacity of solid carbon dioxide at 10 bar and -59.11oC

using the following the P  v  T data for gaseous carbon dioxide.

Pressure Specific Volume

3
(bar) (m / kg )
0.01020 33.36600
0.03061 13.02200
0.07483 5.32870
0.13605 2.92280
0.37415 1.05870
0.95236 0.41189
2.44897 0.15600
4.09918 0.09120

Solution:
f  2.83 bar

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