Thermodynamic Model for Vapor-Liquid Phase Equilibrium in an Exerted Magnetic Field

Abstract

Many researchers have shown a great deal of interest in the effects that magnetic fields have when applied in chemical reactions, crystallization, magnetic separation of materials, magnetic levitation, materials processing, and wastewater treatment. However, surprisingly little research has been done on the effects of magnetic fields on the vapor-liquid equilibrium and the thermodynamic model for vapor-liquid phase equilibrium. The influence of magnetic fields on vapor-liquid equilibrium of binary heterogeneous azeotrope was investigated with ethanol-water in this paper. It was found that the vapor-liquid equilibrium of an ethanol-water system is influenced by the external magnetic field, but that the azeotropic point of the ethanol-water system is not changed by the magnetic field when the magnetic intensity reaches 0.8 T. Rather, the exerted magnetic field reduces the equilibrium temperature and shortens the distance between T-x curve and T-y curve in T-x-y diagram of the vapor-liquid equilibrium of the ethanol-water system. A thermodynamic model for vapor-liquid phase equilibrium in the exerted magnetic field was derived theoretically, based on the fundamental thermodynamic theory. The results show that the logarithm value of the ratio of the composition of the certain component in a magnetic field to that without the magnetic field is proportional to the magnetic susceptibility of the solution, and to the square of magnetic field intensity. This template explains and demonstrates how to prepare your camera-ready paper for Trans Tech Publications. The best is to read these instructions and follow the outline of this text.