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Imagine that your dog has eaten the portion of Table 4.1 that gives entropy data; only the enthalpy data remains. Explain how you could reconstruct the missing portion of the table. Use your method to explicitly check a few of the entries for consistency. How much of Table 4.2 could you reconstruct if it were missing? Explain.

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We can say that the missing portion of table 4.1 is reconstructed by applying the second law of thermodynamics and the table 4.2.


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01

Given information

Given table 4.1

And Table 4.2

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Explanation

First express the change in entropy for steam at zero temperature
ΔS1=QT......(1)
Where, Q is the heat change (absorbed or lost) and T is the temperature.

We know that the enthalpy is described as the energy that is required to produce a substance at fixed pressure.

Now write an expression of the change in entropy for water at given temperature
ΔS2=ΔHT......(2)
Where, ΔH- change in enthalpy

Substitute Q = 2501 kJ/kg and T =273 K in equation (1), we get
ΔS1=2501kJ·kg-1(273K)=9.156kJ·kg-1·K-1
This is the same value as in Table

Now, substitute ΔH=42kJ·kg-1and T=278 K in equation (2), we get

ΔS2=42kJ.kg-1(278K)=0.151kJ·kg-1.K-1

This value is the same as in given table

Now write expression for the change in entropy for steam at given temperature
ΔS=ΔHT-nRΔPP......(3)
Where, n is number of moles, R is gas constant, P is average pressure and ΔPis change in pressure.

Substitute ΔH=19kJ·kg-1, T=278K, n= 55.55, R= 8.314 J/mole K,ΔP= 0.006 and P=0.009 bar in expression (3), we get

ΔS=19kJ·kg-1(278K)-(55.55)(8.314J/mole·K)(0.006bar)(0.009bar)=-0.239kJ·kg-1·K-1

The entropy for steam at finite temperature is:

ΔS1+ΔS=9.156kJ·kg-1·K-1+-0.239kJ·kg-1·K-1=8.917kJ·kg-1·K-1

This value is very close to the value in the table.

So we can say that the missing portion of table 4.1 is reconstructed by applying the second law of thermodynamics and the table 4.2.


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