The non ideal mixture: high

pressure
• Phase equilibrium is written as: fi  fi
V L

• If the fugacity in the liquid phase is expressed with an

activity coefficient and in the vapour phase with a fugacity
coefficient:
f iV   iV Pyi f i L   i i Pi i xi

• The partition coefficient is then expressed as

(heterogeneous method):

yi i i, P, T Pi i, T  i T  i x , T 
  
  
  
Ki   V 
xi P  i  y , P, T 
 Application Grayson Streed
• Several factors may be grouped:


yi i i, P, T Pi i, T   i T  i x , T 
 
Ki   V 
xi P  i  y , P, T 
Depend only on i, P and T. Regular solutions
Chao & Seader, and more recently
Grayson & Streed, provide a generalized function

Redlich-Kwong Cubic equation of State

 i Tr , Pr 
 Application: Grayson-Streed
• Calculate H2- nC7 equilibrium