Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach
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Chapter 15.7, Problem 125FEP
An equimolar mixture of carbon dioxide and water vapor at 1 atm and 60°C enters a dehumidifying section where all of the water vapor is condensed and removed from the mixture, and the carbon dioxide leaves at 1 atm and 60°C. The entropy change of carbon dioxide in the dehumidifying section is
(a)
–2.8 kJ/kg·K
(b)
–0.13 kJ/kg·K
(c)
0
(d)
0.13 kJ/kg·K
(e)
2.8 kJ/kg·K
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