High-Pressure Fluid Phase Equilibria, Volume 2： Phenomenology and Computation

High-Pressure Fluid Phase Equilibria,Volume 2: Phenomenology and Computation (Supercritical Fluid Science andTechnology) by Ulrich K Deiters, Thomas Kraska
2012 | ISBN: 0444563474 | English | 370 pages | PDF | 4.90 MB

The book begins with an overview of the phase diagrams of fluid mixtures(fluid = liquid, gas, or supercritical state), which can show an astonishingvariety when elevated pressures are taken into account; phenomena likeretrograde condensation (single and double) and azeotropy (normal and double)are discussed. It then gives an introduction into the relevant thermodynamicequations for fluid mixtures, including some that are rarely found in moderntextbooks, and shows how they can they be used to compute phase diagrams andrelated properties. This chapter gives a consistent and axiomatic approach tofluid thermodynamics; it avoids using activity coefficients. Further chaptersare dedicated to solid-fluid phase equilibria and global phase diagrams(systematic search for phase diagram classes). The appendix contains numericalalgorithms needed for the computations. The book thus enables the reader tocreate or improve computer programs for the calculation of fluid phasediagrams.

introduces phase diagram classes, how to recognize them and identify theircharacteristic features
presents rational nomenclature of binary fluid phase diagrams
includes problems and solutions for self-testing, exercises or seminars