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Homework Solutions – Chapter 6

6.9 Calculate the formation volume factor of the gas of Example 3-10 at 5000 psig
and 194oF.

T = 194oF+460o = 654oR; p = 5000 psig + 14.7 psi = 5014.7 psia

T pc  350.2 o R
T pr  1.87
p pc  666.9 psia
p pr  7.52
From Fig 3-7, z = 1.019

From Equation 6-3

Bg 
 .005021.019 654  0.000667 res  bbl
5014.7 SCF

6.13 Determine a value of the coefficient of isothermal compressibility of the gas of

Example 6-4 at 1100 psia and 150oF.

See attached graph for VM/p

1  V M 
cg    
VM  p T
 
 
cg  
1   0.00559 cu. ft 
 cu . ft  lb.mole 
 5 .0 
 lb.mole 
cg  1119 x10  6 psi 1
c g  1119 microsips
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6.14 You need an estimate of the coefficient of isothermal compressibility of a gas at

1100 psia and 150oF. You don’t have the correlations in this book. What value do
you use?

Equation 6-6
1 1
cg    900 x10 6 psi 1  900microsips
p 1100
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6.20 Calculate the coefficient of isothermal compressibility of a gas with specific

gravity of 0.862 at 3025 psia and 175oF. Use Figure 6-4.

T = 175oF + 460o = 635oR

g = 0.862
From Fig. 3-11 ppc = 641 psia, Tpc = 415oR

3025
p pr   4.719
641
635
T pr   1.53
415

From Fig 6-4

cprTpr = 0.257

cpr = 0.257/1.53 = 0.1679

cg =0.1679/641 = 262x10-6psi-1

6.25 Estimate the coefficient of viscosity of the gases of Exercise 3-28 at 5420 psig
and 257oF.

Component Composition, M y*M Tc y*Tc pc p*pc

Mole fraction
y
Hydrogen sulfide 0.100 34.076 3.408 672.45 67.24 1300.0 130.00
Carbon Dioxide 0.050 44.010 2.200 547.91 27.40 1071.0 53.55
Nitrogen 0.021 28.013 0.588 227.49 4.78 493.1 10.36
Methane 0.703 16.043 11.278 343.33 241.36 666.4 468.48
Ethane 0.062 30.070 1.864 549.92 34.10 706.5 43.80
Propane 0.037 44.097 1.632 666.06 24.64 616.0 22.79
n-Butane 0.027 58.153 1.570 765.62 20.67 550.6 14.87
1.000 22.541 420.19 743.85

From Solution to 3-28

Ma = 22.54, g = 22.54/29 = 0.777, Tpr = 1.795, ppr = 7.72

From Fig 6-8

g1atm = 0.01292 cp
From Fig 6-9
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g/g1atm = 2.2

g = (0.01285)(2.2) = 0.028 cp