A SIMPLE CALCULATION OF THE PRESSURE AND LIQUID MOLE FRACTION AT THE VLE OF ETHANE/LIGHT HYDROCARBON BINARY MIXTURES

An analytical expression for the calculation of the pressure and liquid mole fraction at the VLE of ethane/light hydrocarbon binary mixtures is proposed. The model is based on a simple analytical expression for the vapor pressure of pure non-polar fluids, which, for a given temperature, only require...

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Published in:Chemical engineering communications 2001-08, Vol.187 (1), p.215-228
Main Authors: FAÚNDEZ, C. A., MULERO, A., CUADROS, F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Binary mixtures
Molecular models
Vapor-liquid equilibria
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Summary:An analytical expression for the calculation of the pressure and liquid mole fraction at the VLE of ethane/light hydrocarbon binary mixtures is proposed. The model is based on a simple analytical expression for the vapor pressure of pure non-polar fluids, which, for a given temperature, only requires as input the values of the Lennard-Jones molecular parameters and the acentric factor. A properly modified Lorentz-Berthelot mixing rule is used, the interaction parameters being given as simple functions of the temperature and composition with eight constants for each binary mixture. The model is shown to reproduce accurately and simply the pressure (for a given liquid mole fraction) or the liquid composition (for a given pressure) of six ethane + hydrocarbon systems at different temperatures.
ISSN:0098-6445
1563-5201
DOI:10.1080/00986440108912889