| Abstract: | The Stryjek-Vera (1986a) modification of the Peng-Robinson (1976) equation of state has been used to predict heats of vaporization, enthalpies of saturated phases and saturated volumes for pure compounds ranging in molecular complexity from diatomic gases to compounds showing polarity and association. Heats of vaporization at the normal boiling temperature are reproduced within 2% for the majority of the compounds tested. Similar results were obtained for the enthalpy of the saturated phases. Revised k1 parameters of the PRSV equation of state are reported for alkanes. An empirical correction has been developed for calculating saturated liquid volumes from the liquid volumes given by the PRSV equation of state. For the range of reduced temperatures from 0.5 to 0.99, deviations from experimental values are smaller than 4%. Saturated vapor volumes calculated from the PRSV equation of state were found to be satisfactory for most technical calculations. |
