
Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
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Author: J.M. Smith Termodinamica en ingenieria quimica, Hendrick C Van Ness, Michael Abbott, Mark Swihart
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Transcribed Image Text:5.82. An innovative engineer has invented a device to replace the hydraulic jacks found at many service
stations. A movable piston with a diameter of 0.15 m is fitted into a cylinder. Cars are raised by
opening a small door near the base of the cylinder, inserting a block of dry ice (solid CO,), closing and
sealing the door, and vaporizing the dry ice by applying just enough heat to raise the cylinder contents
to ambient temperature (25°C). The car is subsequently lowered by opening a valve and venting the
cylinder gas.
The device is tested by raising a car a vertical distance of 1.5 m. The combined mass of the piston
and the car is 5500kg. Before the piston rises, the cylinder contains 0.030 m³ of CO2 at ambient
temperature and pressure (1 atm). Neglect the volume of the dry ice.
Force exerted
by weight of
car and piston
Force exerted
by weight of
car and piston
PISTON
Dry ice
CYLINDER
Dry ice,
vaporizes
-DOOR
(a) Calculate the pressure in the cylinder when the piston comes to rest at the desired elevation.
(b) How much dry ice (kg) must be placed in the cylinder? Use the SRK equation of state for this
calculation.
Phase Systems
(c) Outline how you would calculate the minimum piston diameter required for any elevation of the
car to occur if the calculated amount of dry ice is added. (Just give formulas and describe the
procedure you would follow-no numerical calculations are required.)
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