LECTURE 8
8.1 Approximations for Liquids Using Saturated Liquid Data

Approximations for Liquids:
Specific Volume
Specific Internal Energy
Specific Enthalpy

 

8.2 Thermodynamic Properties for Gases
8.2.1 Universal Gas Constant

As shown in the figure on the right, when the ratios are extrapolated to zero pressure, we have

 
Eqn. (*)
where
,
  , and
  M = molecular weight

Note: is the universal gas constant, and it is the same for all gases.

 

8.2.2 Compressibility Factor


Compressibility chart for various gases

Reference: Cengel, Y. A. and Boles, M. A., "Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach", 3rd ed., WCB/McGraw-Hill, Boston, 1998.


The compressibility factor is defined as .
Eqn (*) can then be written in terms of the compressibility factor as follows:


From the compressibility chart, it can be observed that when the reduced pressure and the reduced temperature .
[ and are the critical pressure and critical temperature, respectively.]

 

8.2.3 Virial Expansions






... and B, C, D, ... are virial coefficients which account for the force interactions among molecules.
Z measures the departure from the ideal gas equation of state. When , the force interactions between molecules are no longer significant.

 

8.3 Ideal Gas Model

 

Ideal Gas
- The gas consists of molecules that are in random motion and obey the laws of mechanics.
- The total number of molecules is large, but the volume of the molecules is a negligibly small fraction of the volume occupied by the gas.
- No appreciable forces act on the molecules except during the collisions.

 

Equation of State (Z=1)
Equations in Different Forms: pv = RT
pV = mRT
PV = nRT
Note:
Equation of state requires the use of absolute temperature and absolute pressure.
For Ideal Gases: u = u(T)
h = h(T) = u(T) + pv = u(T) + RT

 


8.4 Specific Heat


Specific Heat
Energy required to raise the temperature of a unit mass of a substance by one degree


Specific Heat at Constant Volume
Specific Heat at Constant Pressure
Specific Heat Ratio

 

For Ideal Gas:
Specific Heat at Constant Volume
Specific Heat at Constant Pressure
Relationship Between Specific Heat at Constant Volume and Constant Pressure
From the definition of the enthalpy, we have
h = u + pv = u + RT

Expressed in Terms of Specific Heat Ratio

Since , we have
and


8.5 Ideal Gas Tables (Table A-17 to A-25)



Ideal Gas
Specific Enthalpy

where=0K and =0 are the reference temperature and reference value for specific enthalpy, respectively.

Therefore, we have

Polynomial Form of Specific Heat at Constant Pressure as a Function of Temperature

(300 K < T < 1000 K)

are given in the following table.

Change in Specific Internal Energy
Change in Specific Enthalpy
Specific Heat at Constant Volume
OR

use the specific heat evaluated at the average temperature over the interval.
Specific Heat at Constant Pressure



where T is in Kelvin and the above equation is valid where 300 K < T < 1000 K
Gas
CO
3.710
-1.619
3.692
-2.032
0.240
2.401
8.735
-6.607
2.002
0
3.057
2.677
-5.810
5.521
-1.812
4.070
-1.108
4.152
-2.964
0.807
3.626
-1.878
7.055
-6.764
2.156
3.675
-1.208
2.324
-0.632
-0.226
Air
3.653
-1.337
3.294
-1.913
0.2763
3.267
5.324
0.684
-5.281
2.559
3.826
-3.979
24.558
-22.733
6.963
1.410
19.057
-24.501
16.391
-4.135
1.426
11.383
7.989
-16.254
6.749
Monatomic Gases
2.5
0
0
0
0

Reference: Moran, M. J. and Shapiro, H. N., "Fundamental of Engineering Thermodynamics," 2nd ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 1992. pp.718



 


 

8.6 Polytropic Process of an Ideal Gas


Polytropic Process
Equation Form
=constant
Work Done ()
Work Done (n=1)

 

Polytropic Process of an Ideal Gas
Work Done ()
Work Done (n=1)
Relationship of T with p and V
(Derivations are shown in the next table)

 

Derivations
Relationship Between T and V
Relationship Between T and p
=constant
=constant
=constant
=constant
=constant
=constant
=constant