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Vapor-liquid equilibrium of near-critical binary alkane mixtures

Conference · · Int. J. Thermophys.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6962362
The modified Leung-Griffiths model of Rainwater and Moldover is used to correlate vapor-liquid equilibrium (VLE) surfaces in pressure, temperature, and density for binary mixtures in the near-critical region. The systems studied are butane-pentane, propane-isopentane, butane-hexane, and ethane-butane. The model, which has also successfully fit several other mixtures, is based on scalinglaw equations of state expressed in terms of field variables. It incorporates a variation of the principle of corresponding states as well as the coupling of density and composition change across the phase boundary. As the width of the dew-bubble curves increases, additional parameters are required to obtain successful VLE correlations.
Research Organization:
National Bureau of Standards, Boulder, Co
OSTI ID:
6962362
Report Number(s):
CONF-850617-
Conference Information:
Journal Name: Int. J. Thermophys.; (United States) Journal Volume: 7:1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English