How Does Dew Point Change in a Gas Mixture of Different Proportions?

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The discussion focuses on the behavior of gas mixtures during compression and their dew point, specifically examining two gases, A and B, with condensation pressures of 10 bar and 100 bar, respectively. When compressing a mixture of 50% gas A and 50% gas B, the dew point will depend on the proportions of each gas and their respective equilibrium vapor pressures. Raoult's Law is applied to determine the minimum pressure required for condensation, which is calculated using the formula p = 1 / [(y_A / P*_A) + (y_B / P*_B)]. This analysis highlights the complexity of predicting condensation behavior in gas mixtures.

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Dear All...
For my first post in this forum I have choosen an easy question for you all!

If I have a gas at room temperature and I start to compress it, when the gas reach its dew point, condensation starts

What about for a gas mixture?? I try to be clear!

I have two real gasses: A & B.
At room temperature the gas A condenses at 10bar, the gas B at 100bar.

What happens if I start to compress a mixture of 50% of gas A and 50% of gas B?

And if I change the mixture?? for example 20%-80% or 80%-20% of gas A-B respectively?

At the present I was not able to understand if this is an easy question with very difficul application or directly a difficult question!

Thanks!
 
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Raoults law says that, when vapor and liquid are at equilibrium $$P^*x=py$$ for each species, where P* is the equilibrium vapor pressure at the temperature, x is the mole fraction in the liquid, y is the mole fraction in the vapor, and p is the total pressure. So, a bicomponent mixture of A and B at vapor-liquid equilibrium, $$x_A=\frac{py_A}{P^*_A}$$and $$x_B=\frac{py_B}{P^*_B}$$At the condensation point, the pressure p must be high enough for the mole fractions in the liquid to add up to 1: $$x_A+x_B=\frac{py_A}{P^*_A}+\frac{py_B}{P^*_B}=1$$So, the minimum pressure required for condensation to begin is $$p=\frac{1}{\left[\frac{y_A}{P^*_A}+\frac{y_B}{P^*_B}\right]}$$
 

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