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Chemical Engineering · Q226

Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

Engineering and GATE · Chemical Engineering · question 226

Q226

All gases except __________ shows a cooling effect during throttling process at atmospheric temperature and pressure.

A.
Oxygen
B.
Nitrogen
C.
Air
D.
Hydrogen
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Since all the gases except etc, have maximum inversion point greater than atmospheric (room) temperature cooling can take place by throttling if the initial conditions lie in a region where joule thomson coefficient is positive. But for the maximum inversion point is very low so usually heating takes place by throttling. But if we do the decrease the temperature of from room temperature to below the maximum inversion point temperature by some primary cooling techniques than there are chances where cooling of can be done by throttling.