Phase equilibrium calculations for confined fluids, including surface tension prediction models



Document title: Phase equilibrium calculations for confined fluids, including surface tension prediction models
Journal: Brazilian journal of chemical engineering
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000309015
ISSN: 0104-6632
Authors: 1

Institutions: 1Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Escola de Quimica, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil
Year:
Season: Mar
Volumen: 22
Number: 1
Pages: 93-104
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Experimental, aplicado
English abstract Phase equilibrium calculations for fluids confined inside capillary tubes or porous media are formulated using the isofugacity equations. In this situation, the phase pressures are not equal and it is assumed that they are related by the Laplace equation. With this formulation, existing procedures for phase equilibrium calculations can be readily modified to include capillary effects. In this paper, we review some of the main authors who have studied the behavior of fluids inside porous media and perform bubble- and dew-point calculations for pure components and mixtures, using the Peng-Robinson equation of state to model the coexisting phases and several planar surface tension models. Comparisons with results from the literature indicate that the proposed formulation is adequate for representing phase equilibrium inside capillary tubes
Disciplines: Química
Keyword: Fisicoquímica y química teórica,
Equilibrio de fases,
Medios porosos,
Tensión superficial,
Fluidos confinados,
Ecuación de Laplace
Keyword: Chemistry,
Physical and theoretical chemistry,
Phase equilibrium,
Porous media,
Surface tension,
Confined fluids,
Laplace equation
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