Synopses & Reviews
This fully revised book updates the previous volume published in 2000 which was the only comprehensive text to cover equations of state. The revised edition expands the principal approaches for developing equations of state with a practical bias whilst retaining the theoretical basis. The emphasis of application and use are expanded as are the strengths and weaknesses of each approach so that it acts as a source book for practitioners in industry and academia as well as researchers. The topics presented in the book are important to the energy business, particularly the hydrocarbon economy and the development of new power sources and is also significant for the application of liquid crystals and ionic liquids to commercial products. The book also includes a new chapter concerning chemically reacting systems.
Synopsis
In a revised edition, this book expands the principal approaches for developing equations of state with a practical bias, while retaining the theoretical basis. The text emphasizes application and use, exploring the strengths and weaknesses of each approach.
Synopsis
Published under the auspices of both IUPAC and its affiliated body, the International Association of Chemical Thermodynamics (IACT), this book will serve as a guide to scientists or technicians who use equations of state for fluids.
Synopsis
Published under the auspices of both IUPAC and its affiliated body, the International Association of Chemical Thermodynamics (IACT), this book will serve as a guide to scientists or technicians who use equations of state for fluids. Concentrating on the application of theory, the practical use of each type of equation is discussed and the strengths and weaknesses of each are addressed. It includes material on the equations of state for chemically reacting and non-equilibrium fluids which have undergone significant developments and brings up to date the equations of state for fluids and fluid mixtures. Applied Thermodynamics of Fluids addresses the needs of practitioners within academia, government and industry by assembling an international team of distinguished experts to provide each chapter. The topics presented in the book are important to the energy business, particularly the hydrocarbon economy and the development of new power sources and are also significant for the application of liquid crystals and ionic liquids to commercial products. This reference will be useful for post graduate researchers in the fields of chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, chemistry and physics.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction; 2. Fundamental Considerations; 3. The Virial Equation of State; 4. Cubic and Generalized van der Waals equations; 5. Quasilattice Equations of State for Molecular Fluids; 6. The Corresponding-States Principles; 7. Integral equations; 8. Mixtures of Dissimilar Molecules; 9. Critical Region; 10. SAFT Associating Fluids and Fluid Mixtures; 11. Polydisperse Fluid; 12. Equations of State for Polymer Systems; 13. Ionic Fluids; 14. Multiparameter Equations of State; 15. Chemical reacting systems