Ammonia at 10C and 1 atm is compressed to 5 atm in a single-stage adiabatic compressor. The

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Ammonia at 10°C and 1 atm is compressed to 5 atm in a single-stage adiabatic compressor. The flow rate is 50 kg/h. 

(a) Calculate the exit temperature and the power required for an ideal compressor. (b) If the compressor is 80 percent efficient, what are the power and the exit temperature?

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Unit Operations Of Chemical Engineering

ISBN: 9780072848236

7th Edition

Authors: Warren McCabe, Julian Smith, Peter Harriott

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