Liquefaction: Example Problems
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Example Problem 1
For N2 gas fed at 300 K and 1.0-bar pressure to a Linde liquefaction cycle, calculate the fraction of the flow entering the Joule-Thomson expansion at 200 bar and 165K that is converted to liquid. The values in the table below were obtained from the Peng Robinson equation of state.
Example Problem 2
For N2 gas fed at 300 K and 1.0-bar pressure to a Linde liquefaction cycle, the gas enters the J-T expansion at 200 bar and 165 K. How much compressor work is required per kg of liquid N2 formed? The feed gas is compressed in 3 stages with cooling to 300 K after each stage. The outlet pressures from the three compressors are 5.0 bar, 25 bar, and 200 bar. The values in the table below were obtained from the Peng-Robinson equation of state.