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Discussion Joule Thomson
Discussion Joule Thomson
A free expansion is in theory can be achieved by opening a stopcock that allows the
gas to expand into a vacuum. Although it would be difficult to attain in reality, we
simply have to imagine a free expansion caused by moving a piston is faster than
virtually any atom. No work is done because there is no pressure on the piston. No
heat energy leaves or enters the piston. Nevertheless, there will always be entropy
change. At the same time the whole process is adiabatic. Therefore the general
entropy equation:
Are not satisfied because based on thermodynamic second law, the process is
considered a reversible process. Therefore for Joule Thomson effect, the entropy
balance follows the same principle as ideal gas entropy balance:
Conclusion
The objectives for our experiment are successfully achieved and we managed to
acquire the Joule Thomson coefficient for both Carbon Dioxide gas and Nitrogen gas.
Both Carbon Dioxide and Nitrogen gas were fed to a throttling point, where the gas
undergoes adiabatic expansion. The Joule Thomson coefficients are calculated
based on the differences in temperature produced between the two sides of the
throttle point that measured at various pressures. The margin of error between the
theoretical value and experimental results are not too large. Based on the
percentage difference between the value obtained from the graph and the values
calculated earlier, which is 29.9% for Carbon Dioxide and 44.66% for Nitrogen, we
can say that the objectives of the experiment is successfully achieved.
References
1) BTE 2222 Thermal Science Lab Manual, 2016 edition
2) Engineering Thermodynamics, 1st edition by Tarik al-Shammeri
ISBN: 978-87-7681-670-4
3) Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach, 8th edition by Yunus A. Cengel
and Michael A. Boles
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2014
ISBN 10: 0073398179 ISBN 13: 9780073398174