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pressure and temperature change with amonia

pressure and temperature change with amonia

pressure and temperature change with amonia

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I am tring to figure what would take place in a cylindrical chamber under about 600 PSI amonia vapor refrigerant at about 180 degrees F.  A small amount of hydrogen vapor is then injected into the chamber.  Will this cause the temperature and pressure to decrease?  If so, how do I calculate the amount of change in both pressure and temperature.  Assume the hydrogen gas to be also 180 degrees.  I'm hoping the injection of the hydrogen gas will cause a change of state from vapor to liquid causing a significant pressure and temperature reduction.  Is there anything I may be missing with my theory.    

Thanks   drkillroy
 

RE: pressure and temperature change with amonia


Firstly, you'll need about 211 kcal/kg to condense ammonia at the prevailing conditions.
Secondly, hydrogen is supposed to heat up when expanded from a temperature above 202 K, following the J-T coefficient as published in Perry's ChE manual, ed. VI, table 3-157.

RE: pressure and temperature change with amonia

If there is no heat transfer to or from the cylinder, thus making the case adiabatic. Then
The change of internal energy within the cylinder is equal to the product of the stagnation enthalpy of the hydrogen injected times the mass of the hydrogen.

Assuming no hydrogen initially in the cylinder and no mass change of ammonia-
M   mass
H  specific enthalppy
U specific internal energy
V Specific volume
Ho  stagnation enthalpy of injected Hydrogen
subscripts
a   NH3
b    H2
Energy equation is
Ma(Ua- Ua initial)+  MbUb  =  Mb(Hob)

Ua and Ub  are the final spec. internal energy of the ammonia and hydrogen.  

Treating Hydrogen as perfect gas and const spec. heats
Ma(Ua-Ua initial) =Mb(Tob- T )
Where T is final temp of mixture
Volume, Mb and Ma should be known.
Ua  -Ua initial  = Mb/Ma  (Tob  -T)
First--Assume no condensation   --all single phase gas
Can equation based on Daltons Law of Partial pressures be solved?  If solveable, STOP
Second-- Assuming condensation
Itterating on a final temp, T.  - Calculate the spec. interal energy of the two phase ammonia as follows
x = quality of two phase ammonia
Ua= Uf +xUfg    Va = Vf+xVfg  Ua= Uf + (Va-Vf)*Ufg/Vfg
NOw  energy equation
Ua  -Ua initial  = Mb/Ma  (Tob  -T)
becomes
Uf + (Va-Vf)*Ufg/Vfg   -Ua initial =  Mb/Ma  (Tob  -T)  **
Ua initial, known
 Vf, Ufg, Vfg  Functions of T
Solve equation **   for T


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