Abstract
In a recent work [Fluid Phase Equilib. 194–197 (2002) 401], Kedge and Trebble presented a non-cubic equation of state (EOS) including a near-critical correction term. The evaluation of that equation was limited initially to matching fluid properties of methane. In this work, we investigate the impact of incorporating a Carnahan–Starling (CS) repulsive term [J. Chem. Phys. 51 (2) (1969) 635] into the non-cubic equation. The CS term improves the fit of the critical isotherm and it is shown to improve the fit of the entire PVT space. Anomalies in the fit of temperature dependence in the EOS parameters in the near-critical region are also reduced. We also demonstrate in this work how the new correction term serves to flatten the top of the vapor–liquid coexistence curve. The new term is compared to the exponential term in Soave’s modification of the BWR equation (SBWR) [Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 34 (1995) 3981] which achieves a similar effect in a slightly different way.
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