Constants for the Van der Waals and Redlich-Kwong Equations

Van der Waals

Redlich-Kwong
a
a
b
b
2
3
3
3 2

cm
cm
cm3
1/2 cm
atm

atm
K

gmol
gmol
gmol
gmol

Air
36.6
25.3
1.33 106
15.65 106

Ammonia

4.19 106

37.3

85.00 106

25.7

Carbon Dioxide

3.60 106

42.8

63.81 106

29.7

Ethane

5.50 106

65.1

97.42 106

45.1

57.2

76.92 10

39.9

18.5

4.48 10

Hydrogen

0.25 10

26.6

1.439 10

Methane

2.25 106

42.8

31.59 106

29.6

Nitrogen

1.35 10

38.6

15.34 10

26.8

Oxygen

1.36 10

31.9

17.12 10

22.1

Propane

9.24 106

90.7

180.5 106

62.7

Water Vapor

5.48 106

30.6

140.9 106

21.1

Ethylene

Values of Pitzer Accentric Factor ()

Compound
Accentric Factor
Acetone
Benzene
Ammonia
Argon
Carbon Dioxide
Carbon Monoxide
Chlorine
Ethane
Ethanol
Ethylene
Freon-12
Hydrogen

0.309
0.212
0.250
0.000
0.225
0.049
0.073
0.098
0.635
0.085
0.176
-0.220

Compound
Hydrogen Sulfide
Methane
Methanol
n-Butane
n-Pentane
Nitric Oxide
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Propane
Propylene
Sulfur Dioxide
Water Vapor

Accentric Factor
0.100
0.008
0.559
0.193
0.251
0.607
0.040
0.021
0.152
0.148
0.251
0.344