It is necessary to store 1 kmol of methane at 300 K and 60 MPa. Determine the volume of the cylinder that is required for the storage by each of the following: (a) ideal gas equation (b) van der Waals equation (c) Redlich/Kwong equation For methane: Tc = 190.7 K, Pc =  46.41bar and parameters assigned for equations of state are: Equation of state α(Tr) σ ε Ω Ψ Zc Van der Waals (vdW) 1 0 0 1/8 27/64 3/8 Redlich/Kwong (RK)   1 0 0.08664 0.42748 1/3

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It is necessary to store 1 kmol of methane at 300 K and 60 MPa. Determine the volume of the cylinder that is required for the storage by each of the following:

(a) ideal gas equation

(b) van der Waals equation

(c) Redlich/Kwong equation

For methane: Tc = 190.7 K, Pc =  46.41bar and parameters assigned for equations of state are:

Equation of state

α(Tr)

σ

ε

Ω

Ψ

Zc

Van der Waals (vdW)

1

0

0

1/8

27/64

3/8

Redlich/Kwong (RK)

 

1

0

0.08664

0.42748

1/3

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