FACULTY OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING & NATURAL RESOURCES

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS

BKF2413

ASSIGNMENT 2

a) The Redlich Kwong equation can be written as:

RT a
P=¿ – 0.5
V −b T V (V +b)

The equation is then manipulated to provide the following equations:

b a 0.42748 R 2 T 2.5❑
c
0.08664 R T c
Z= 1 + – 1.5 a
where = and b =
V −b R T ( V +b ) Pc Pc

Determine the fugacity of n-butane gas at 500 K and 50 bar using manipulated and given
equations;

b
ln ɸ  = – ln (1–
b
V
)–
a ln 1+( ) + (Z –1) – ln Z.
V
1.5
bR T

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