New analytic apparatus for experimental determination of vapor-liquid equilibria and saturation densities

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Abstract

A new experimental apparatus for performing simultaneous determination of high-pressure vapor-liquid equilibria (VLE) and saturated densities was developed in this work. The experimental methodology was verified by measuring these properties for the carbon dioxide. +. 1-propanol and carbon dioxide. +. 2-propanol systems from 313 to 363. K. The apparatus is based on the static-analytic method for VLE determinations and was slightly modified by coupling a vibrating U-tube densitometer to obtain saturated densities for both vapor and liquid phases. VLE measurements agreed with previous literature data and were correlated with the Peng-Robinson equation of state coupled to the Wong-Sandler mixing rules. Saturation densities at temperatures above 313. K have not been published up to now.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)46-52
Number of pages7
JournalFluid Phase Equilibria
Volume296
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2010
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Densitometer
  • Saturated density
  • Vapor-liquid equilibria

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