A large storage tank contains liquefied natural gas (LNG), which may be assumed to be pure methane.

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A large storage tank contains liquefied natural gas (LNG), which may be assumed to be pure methane. The tank contains saturated liquid at ambient pressure, 100 kPa; it is to be pumped to 500 kPa and fed to a pipeline at the rate of 0.5 kg/s. How much power input is required for the pump, assuming it to be reversible?
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Fundamentals of Thermodynamics

ISBN: 978-0471152323

6th edition

Authors: Richard E. Sonntag, Claus Borgnakke, Gordon J. Van Wylen

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