9

9.9

(also available as a Mathcad worksheet)

Using Eqns. (9.6-9) yields: =

LM a
Nb

b1
RT

a2
b2

OP
Q

and =

b2
RT

LM a
Nb

a2
b2

OP
Q

. From Section 6.6,

we have three different expressions relating the a and b parameters to the critical properties:
27 R 2TC2
RT
1) a =
and b = C . Eqn. (6.6-4a)
8 PC
64 PC
VC
. Eqn. (6.6-4b)
3
9V C RTC
V
3) a =
and b = C . Eqn. (6.6-3a)
8
3
Since ZC is not equal to 3/8 for the fluids under consideration, each set of relations will give a

2)

a = 3PCV C2 and b =

different pair of values for a and b. Generally, set 1 is used, since V C is known with less accuracy
than PC and TC . All three sets of parameters will be considered here.

VC = MW C

Set 1

a
b

Benzene

2,2,4-trumethyl pentane

0.2595 m3 kg

0.4776 m3 kg

c h
0119
.
cm h

3 2

kmol

9.945 105 m3 Pa kmol2

c h

1698
.
106 m3 Pa kmol2

c h

0.0865 m3 kmol

0159
.
m3 kmol

0.353
0.658

b g

c h

13655
.
106 m3 Pa kmol2

2.476 106 m3 Pa kmol2

0.0865 m3 kmol

0159
.
m3 kmol

Set 4
Example 9.5-1
Fitting the van Laar equation

Set 5

3 2

0.480
0.937

Set 3

3609
.
106 m3 Pa kmol2

kmol

Set 2

c h
0.232 c m h

1875
.
106 m3 Pa kmol2

0.433
0.807

= 0.415
= 0.706

V1
1 2 2 = 0.703
RT
V
= 2 = 1304
.
V1

Example 9.6-1
Regular Solution Theory

The 5 sets of results are plotted below.

Numbers in circles denote parameter sets used.

Parameter set 4 , fitted to the experimental data, should be the most accurate. Parameter set 3 ,
obtained using V C and TC data should be reasonably good, also.