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1. Nitrogen gas undergoes a Joule-Thomson expansion from an initial state of 135 K and 20 MPa to a final pressure of 0.4 MPa. Using pressure-enthalpy diagrams, the final temperature is calculated to be 90 K. 2. The fraction of vapor and liquid nitrogen present after expansion is determined to be 55% vapor and 45% liquid based on the pressure and enthalpy values. 3. For an ideal gas undergoing Joule-Thomson expansion, there is no change in temperature. Therefore, nitrogen would remain fully vapor at the initial temperature of 135 K.

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1. Nitrogen gas undergoes a Joule-Thomson expansion from an initial state of 135 K and 20 MPa to a final pressure of 0.4 MPa. Using pressure-enthalpy diagrams, the final temperature is calculated to be 90 K. 2. The fraction of vapor and liquid nitrogen present after expansion is determined to be 55% vapor and 45% liquid based on the pressure and enthalpy values. 3. For an ideal gas undergoing Joule-Thomson expansion, there is no change in temperature. Therefore, nitrogen would remain fully vapor at the initial temperature of 135 K.

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a) When Nitrogen gas goes through a Joule Thomson expansion process, there will be no change
in enthalpy.
2
^
1
^
H H
Initial State
T
1
= 135 K, P
1
= 20 MPa
From the Pressure Enthalpy diagram at these conditions
Kg
KJ
H 153 1
^

As 2
^
1
^
H H
Kg
KJ
H 153 2
^

Final State
P
2
= 0.4 MPa
Now we have to calculate T
2
from
Kg
KJ
H 153 2
^
and P
2
= 0.4 MPa
From the Pressure Enthalpy diagram at these conditions, T
2
= 90 K
The fraction of vapor and liquid present after expansion can be calculated by using
Kg
KJ
H 153 2
^

and P
2
= 0.4 MPa
From the Pressure Enthalpy diagram, the fraction of vapor present = 0.55* 100 = 55 %
and the fraction of liquid present = (100 55) % = 45%
b) For an ideal gas we can write

P
C
As there is no enthalpy change in Joule-Thomson process, 0
So 0
K 135
1 2

As the temperature is the same, 100 % Nitrogen will be in vapor state.




The Peng Robinson equation of state was written by Ding-Yu Peng, and Donald B. Robinson and
published in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Fundamentals, Vol. 15, No. 1, 1976 as A New
Two-Constant Equation of State.
Pressure

Mixing Rules

Parameters

Pure component fugacity

Mixture fugacities

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