Liquefying Nitrogen: Problem w/ Latent Heat at 280.6K

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The discussion focuses on the challenges of calculating the latent heat of vaporization for liquid nitrogen at 280.6 K, specifically encountering issues with Trouton's rule due to a negative value in the calculation. The user describes their system setup, which includes a throttle valve followed by a heat exchanger, and notes that some vapor exits the system before entering the heat exchanger. They express uncertainty about their schematic and the correct inlet conditions. The main issue remains the difficulty in determining vaporization enthalpy, as the reduced temperature exceeds unity, leading to invalid results. The conversation highlights the complexities of thermodynamic calculations in cryogenic processes.
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Sorry for the template not being present, when I use my phone it doesn't show up. I am trying the problem about liquefying liquid nitrogen, and I am having my first problem finding the latent heat of vaporization at 280.6 K. I try using trouton's rule, and I get a domain error because the inside is negative with a power of 0.38.


I can't really tell if my drawing is right, I am assuming that the order in which it enters the system is a throttle valve, then a heat exchanger. Some vapor leaves the system, which is the combined throttle valve and heat exchanger, before entering the heat exchanger. Then, the rest goes through the heat exchanger.
 

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Here is a new attempt, this time I made the inlet condition the reference. I am still stuck about the vaporization enthalpy using troutons rule and getting a negative number due to the reduced temperature being greater than unity

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