The Cellar  

Go Back   The Cellar > Main > Technology
FAQ Community Calendar Today's Posts Search

Technology Computing, programming, science, electronics, telecommunications, etc.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 10-31-2011, 08:07 PM   #1
HungLikeJesus
Only looks like a disaster tourist
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: above 7,000 feet
Posts: 7,208
Enthalpy question

It's been a while since I thought about this, and I'm too lazy to go find my thermodynamics text book, so could someone remind me why water/steam at

1) 180 psia and 373.1°F, and
2) 32.75 psia and 317.5°F

both have an enthalpy of 1197.3 Btu/lbm*°R?
__________________
Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn

SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.
HungLikeJesus is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-31-2011, 08:23 PM   #2
infinite monkey
Person who doesn't update the user title
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 13,002
No.
infinite monkey is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-31-2011, 08:33 PM   #3
Lamplighter
Person who doesn't update the user title
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods
Posts: 6,402
triple point or critical point ?

One of your values is the same as critical point vs critical pressure for water.

Oooops, I hit the submit button too soon.
I needed to add: "I really don't have a clue"
Lamplighter is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-31-2011, 08:48 PM   #4
HungLikeJesus
Only looks like a disaster tourist
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: above 7,000 feet
Posts: 7,208
Thanks LL - here's the answer.

__________________
Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn

SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.
HungLikeJesus is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-31-2011, 09:51 PM   #5
Lamplighter
Person who doesn't update the user title
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods
Posts: 6,402
I'm glad you found your answer.

Like I said, I really didn't have a clue.
It's been more than 50 yrs since I took PhysChem
Lamplighter is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-01-2011, 07:45 AM   #6
infinite monkey
Person who doesn't update the user title
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 13,002
Quote:
Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus View Post
Thanks LL - here's the answer.

I still say no. Mostly because that link heads nowhere.

I'm not having empathy for ur enthalpy.
infinite monkey is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-01-2011, 09:10 AM   #7
Lamplighter
Person who doesn't update the user title
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods
Posts: 6,402
IM, I have the same problem.
I have more empathy for entropy than for enthalpy.

I used to work on the 3rd floor and the ice machine was in the basement.
I would tell people I was going to get some negative entropy.

Lamplighter is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-01-2011, 09:17 AM   #8
infinite monkey
Person who doesn't update the user title
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 13,002
Let's recap: you have more empathy for entropy than you do for enthalpy, in fact, one might say that when it comes to enthalpy you feel apathy. Sorry if I'm being pithy.
infinite monkey is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-01-2011, 09:21 AM   #9
Lamplighter
Person who doesn't update the user title
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods
Posts: 6,402
Not at all pithy. Maybe our enthalpy is just reaching supercritical.
Lamplighter is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-01-2011, 02:27 PM   #10
limey
Encroaching on your decrees
 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland
Posts: 7,016
Isn't it time to call in phlthy here?
__________________
Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of
limey is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-01-2011, 02:38 PM   #11
BigV
Goon Squad Leader
 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Seattle
Posts: 27,063
I once posed this riddle to my friends:

What is the opposite of entropy?
__________________
Be Just and Fear Not.
BigV is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-01-2011, 03:07 PM   #12
Happy Monkey
I think this line's mostly filler.
 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: DC
Posts: 13,575
hdoL+ua
__________________
_________________
|...............| We live in the nick of times.
| Len 17, Wid 3 |
|_______________| [pics]
Happy Monkey is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-01-2011, 03:25 PM   #13
Lamplighter
Person who doesn't update the user title
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods
Posts: 6,402
Quote:
Originally Posted by BigV View Post
I once posed this riddle to my friends:

What is the opposite of entropy?
The Cellar
Lamplighter is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-01-2011, 03:47 PM   #14
HungLikeJesus
Only looks like a disaster tourist
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: above 7,000 feet
Posts: 7,208
Quote:
Originally Posted by BigV View Post
I once posed this riddle to my friends:

What is the opposite of entropy?
Extropy, obviously.
__________________
Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn

SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.
HungLikeJesus is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-02-2011, 08:41 AM   #15
Clodfobble
UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION
 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 20,012
Quote:
Originally Posted by BigV
What is the opposite of entropy?
Ice.
Clodfobble is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:04 AM.


Powered by: vBulletin Version 3.8.1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.