Each compressor stage in the MUG compressor unit operates adiabatically. If ideal gas behavior is assumed, the temperature of the gas leaving each compressor stage (Tout) is given by the expression.
Where Tout and Tin are absolute temperatures, Pout and Pin are absolute pressures, and k is Cp/Cv ≈ 1 4. The ratio of outlet to inlet pressures is the same for each compressor stage. Determine if water condenses as the synthesis gas is cooled between stages of the makeup gas compressor. At what rate is heat removed between compressor stages? What is the composition (mole fractions) and flow rate (kmol/h and m /min) of the synthesis gas as it enters the converter loop?
