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7.5: Action Item

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    Problem Set

    1. If a gas is ideal, would its compressibility factor (Z) be always equal to one?
    2. For a gas with Z=1, would its behavior be ideal?
    3. Take a look at the Standing-Katz Compressibility Factor Plot for Natural Gases. What is the information you need to obtain a value of “Z” for a gas? What happens to “Z” at low pressures? What is the behavior of “Z” at high pressures? What is the compressibility factor of Methane (Pc = 666 psia, Tc = – 117 F) at P = 1000 psia and T = 0 F?
    4. As pressure approaches to zero, what should vdW EOS collapse to? Why? Can you show it?
    5. Speculate on how you could calculate the “Z” factor for a gas using vdW EOS.

    Contributors and Attributions

    • Prof. Michael Adewumi (The Pennsylvania State University). Some or all of the content of this module was taken from Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences' OER Initiative.


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