Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
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ISBN: 9781259696527
Author: J.M. Smith Termodinamica en ingenieria quimica, Hendrick C Van Ness, Michael Abbott, Mark Swihart
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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A mixture of ideal gases has the following composition by mass :
Oxygen(60%), Carbon dioxide(20%),Nitrogen(20%)
Calculate the Characteristic gas constant of the mixture in J/kg-K.

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We can calculate the Characteristic gas constant for mixture of gasses by using the following formula.

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Let Oxygen be gas1, Carbon dioxide be gas2 and Nitrogen be gas3.

Characteristic gas constant for gases 1,2 and 3 is calculated as follows

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