Question: Maximum allowable working pressure ( MAWP ) is a designation set by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers ( ASME ) . The MAWP is

Maximum allowable working pressure (MAWP) is a designation set by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). The MAWP is the greatest amount of pressure
that the weakest part of the vessel can handle at specific operating conditions. When a vessel is designed, calculations are completed using the range of operating conditions
(with allowances on each side of the range), construction materials, and vessel type/construction, to determine the MAWP and thus the rating for the pressure-relief
components. MAWPs are given in equipment specifications and are used to set safety protocols to ensure that the system never exceeds safe operating pressures.
A tank (10 in diameter and 32 in height) at 77F is charged with pure nitrogen. An engineer used the ideal-gas equation of state to determine that the MAWP would be
reached if the tank is charged with 50 pounds of nitrogen.
a.(5 points) The MAWP is
psig. Answer to the nearest integer.
b.(15 points) Using the compressibility chart, the pressure is
psig. Answer to the nearest integer. Your work must be documented on the chart.
c.(10 points) Using the Peng-Robinson equation of state the pressure is
psig. Answer to the nearest integer.
d.(5 points) Would you recommend using the ideal gas equation of state?
Why or why not?
please output all steps with integer values.
 Maximum allowable working pressure (MAWP) is a designation set by the

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