Application of New, Modified BWR Equations of State to the Corresponding-States Prediction of Natural Gas Properties

Abstract

The accurate description of mixtures includes both single-phase (bulk) properties and the location of phase equilibrium boundaries, e.g., properties that depend upon partial molar properties. In order to estimate these properties, many variants of corresponding-states theory have been developed, especially for nonpolar mixtures such as those found in natural gas systems, In this work we have developed two new, modified BWR equations of state for two natural gas components (n-pentane and n-heptane) and used these equations in a reformulated (Teja-like) Lee–Kesler model. The reformulated model has been tested on bulk-phase properties of hydrocarbon systems, in both the pure and the mixed states. Results have been obtained using the original Lee–Kesler model, the extended corresponding-states theory, and the multifluid corresponding-states principle using several combinations of reference fluids chosen from this and previous equation of state studies. Details of the new equations of state and theoretical comparisons are reported.