CHE 301 Lecture - Chapter 2b
CHE 301 Lecture - Chapter 2b
Engineering Thermodynamics
Dr. O. J. ODEJOBI
Department of Chemical engineering
Obafemi Awolowo University
Ile-Ife, Nigeria
2.3-2 The Van de Walls Equation of State
• The Van de Walls equation of state is:
(51)
• The equation of state to illustrate the evaluation of thermodynamic
properties.
• In this equation, the constant b accounts for the finite volume
occupied by the molecules and the term accounts for the attractive
forces between molecules.
• The Van der Waals parameters a and b can be determined from the
critical properties since there is an inflection point at the critical
isotherm as shown in Figure 2.3-1.
The Van de Walls Equation of State
(51b)
The Van de Walls Equation of State
• We can solve the two equations (2.3-6a) and (2.3-6b) for the two
unknowns a and b.
• Multiplying equation (52a) by 2 and equation (52b) by and add them
together we get
(52)
(53)
The Van de Walls Equation of State
• Substituting into equation (51a) and solving for a gives
• Hence
• From the first law we have . Since the amount of heat transfer q is given (600
J/mol), we only need to evaluate to find .
• We write as a function of the independent variables and since the values of
these two variables are given in the problem.
⇒
• Since the process occurs at constant , we have
Solution 6
• We need to express in terms of measurable properties.
• From the property relations diagram
From (a)
(b)
Solution 6
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But
Solution 6
•
Therefore:
• The SRK equation of state (and every other equation of state) is itself an
approximation.
• In the ideal gas estimate = 0.50 L/mol and the percentage error is 92%.
2.4 Properties Evaluations
• This
section will show the use of equation of state and property relations to
evaluate thermodynamic properties in several examples.
Example 8
Propane at 350oC and 600 cm3/mol is expanded in an isentropic turbine. The
exhaust pressure is atmospheric. What is the exhaust temperature? behavior has
been fit to the Van der Waals equation with a = 92×105 [(atm⋅cm6)/mol2] and b = 91
[cm3/mol]. Solve this using T as v as the independent variables, that is . The Van der
Waals equation is given as