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Heat Added to Ethylene

07/31/2008 6:46 AM

How to calculate the heat added to the liquid ethylene when it is pumped ?

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Re: ethylene

07/31/2008 6:57 AM

Thermal capacity x flowrate x temperature change?

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Re: Heat Added to Ethylene

07/31/2008 4:37 PM

I assume that you must mean how much of the pumps energy goes into heating the liquid when you pump it?

For example C2 at -42.2 F and 200 psia will be -35.5 F at 600 psia through a pump with an isentropic efficiency of 70% or:

C2 at -42.2 F and 200 psia will be -34.6F at 2000 psia through a pump with an isentropic efficiency of 60%.

You find the ethalphy at the begining P&T and find the enthapy at the ending P at a CONSTANT entropy. Subtract the two and thats the work that must be done to pump the fluid @100% efficiency. assume 100 BTU/lb is the difference.

Now, if the efficiency is 70%, the pump will need to be the enthalphy require in the step above dived by the efficiency. so 100/.7 = 142.5 BTU/lb.

Go back and add 142.5 btu/lb to the starting ethanphy at your T&P. Then look up at what temperature does this enthalpy match with the outlet pressure.

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Re: Heat Added to Ethylene

08/01/2008 10:04 AM

Take the temp before it is pumped and after then subtrasct. You let out too much stuff from your question. Is there a filter which will cause back pressure on a pump? and other things.

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