High pressures play a more and more important role in modern
technology. Examples are the supercritical fluid extraction of medical
drugs and dyes from biological material, the handling of compressed or
liquefied gases (including natural gas or hydrogen), the operation of
modern thermal power plants, or various technical processes for
controlled particle formation. High-Pressure Fluid Phase Equilibria,
Second Edition enables understanding of the complicated phase
behaviour that fluid or fluid mixtures (liquids, gases, or
supercritical phases) can exhibit at elevated pressures. The
underlying thermodynamic equations are explained, and robust
algorithms for the computation of such equilibria (including
solid–fluid equilibria) are proposed.
Since the publication of the first edition of this book there have
been many new developments, for instance differential equation methods
for the computation of phase equilibria, accurate numerical
differentiation, high-precision equations of state (e.g., the GERG
model). Moreover, more detail and explanation has been added on
important topics that were only briefly examined in the original book
to better assist the reader, such as expansion processes and chemical
reactions).
The book remains invaluable as a single resource for grasping the
intricacies of fluid phase behaviour. It enables readers to write or
improve their own computer programs for the calculation of phase
equilibria. It will appeal to graduate students of chemical
engineering and university research staff involved in chemical
engineering of supercritical fluids or the physical chemistry of
fluids; the book can also serve as the basis of lectures or advanced
students’ seminars.
* Comprehensively presents the complex world of phase equilibria
(binary and ternary) and the various methods for computing phase
equilibria, whilst carefully considering the relevant pressure and
temperature ranges
* Introduces phase diagram classes, how to recognize them, and how to
identify their characteristic features
* Presents rational nomenclature of binary fluid phase diagrams
* Includes problems and solutions for self-testing, exercises, or
seminars
New to this Edition:
* Presentation of the phase equilibria models is extended and
expanded
* There are now more descriptions on more equations of state,
especially the PCSAFT EoS
* Features new chapter on nonisothermal applications and chemically
reactive systems and extensive updates and additions to all existing
chapters
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ISBN
9780443132810
Publisert
2024
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Elsevier (S&T)
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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