RK Mixing Rules
RK Mixing Rules
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functions. According to these investigators, for a fluid In this equation of state, b has the dimension of a molar
mixture with a pair intermolecular potential energy volume,
function between molecules of the mixture in the form
b = 0.26vc oc N0 u3 •
u1;(r) = BiJ f{r/t7iJ) (11)
Then the mixing rule for b will be the same as that for
the following mixing rules will be derived: the first van der Waals mixing rule, eq. (3). However,
n n the mixing rule for a will be different from the second
u3 = LLX;x;u& (12) van der Waals mixing rule. Parameter a appearing in
i i the Redlich-Kwong equation of state has the dimen
sions of R- 112 (molecular energy)3 12 (molecular
eu3
" n
=LLX;X1£i;t7fi.
I i
(13) volume), that is,
In these equations, e11 is the interaction energy par a = 1.2828RT/· 5v" oc: N0 (e/k) 1 . 5 u3•
ameter between molecules i and j and U;; is the As a result, the second van der Waals mixing rule, eq.
intermolecular interaction distance between the (13), cannot be used directly for the a parameter of the
two molecules. Coefficients a and b of the van der Redlich-Kwong equation of state. However, since
Waals equation of state are proportional to e and q ( R 1 '2ab 1 '2) has the dimensions of (molecular energy)
according to the following expressions: x (molecular volume), the second van der Waals
a = 1.1250 R T" v" oc N0 eu3 (14) mixing rule, eq. (13), can be written for this term.
Finally, the van der Waals mixing rules for the
b = 0.3333v" oc N0 u3 • (15) Redlich-Kwong equation of state will be in the
We can see that eqs (12) and (13) are identical with following form:
t
eqs [2] and [3], respectively. Statistical-mechanical n
arguments used in deriving eqs (12) and (13) dictate the 3 bf/3
}1.5 / (" )1/2
a= X ; X; a r/ X 1 X1 b11
�; �
following guidelines in using the van der Waals mixing { • ,.
rules: (20)
(1) The van der Waals mixing rules are for constants of b = L I;x1x1b iJ
. (3)
an equation of state. i j
(2) Equation (12) is a mixing rule for the molecular These mixing rules, when combined with the
volume, and eq. (13) is a mixing rule for (molecular Redlich-Kwong equation of state, will constitute the
volume) x (molecular energy). It happens that b Redlich-Kwong equation of state for mixtures, con
and a of the van der Waals equation of state are sistent with the statistical-mechanical basis of the van
proportional to molecular volume and (molecular der Waals mixing rules.
volume) x (molecular energy), respectively, and, as
a result, these mixing rules are used in the form Mixing rules for the Peng-Robinson equation of state
which was originally proposed by van der Waals. In order to separate thermodynamic variables from
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T. Y. KWAK and G. A. MANSOORI
VAN DER WAALS MIXING RULES FOR CUBIC EQUATIONS OF STATE.
APPLICATIONS FOR SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION MODELLING
Chem. Eng’g Sci. 41(5): 1303-1309, 1986
Van der Waals mixing rules 1305
constants of the Peng-Robinson equation of state, we In order to calculate solubility from eq. (29), we need
will insert eqs (8) and (9) into eq_ (7) and we will write it to choose an expression for the fugacity coefficient.
in the following form: Generally, for calculation of a fugacity coefficient an
equation of state with appropriate mixing rules is used
a/RT+d - 2 ,/(ad/RT)
z=-Y-- (21) in the following expression (Prausnitz, 1969):
u-b (u + 6) + (b/u)@ - 6)
for the fugacity coefficient is derived: this figure, predictions by the van der Waals equation
of state will improve when eq. (3), along with the
In 4, = ((2Xx,& - b)/b)(Z- l)-ln(Z-B)
combining rule, eq. (17), is used as the mixing rule for b
- (A/(2 ,/2B)) ((2Xx,4, + 2RTZx, d,, instead of eq. (3.1) as customarily used. This com-
parison, and similar comparisons reported elsewhere
-2,/(RT)(aEc,dij
(Mansoori and Ely, 1985) for other solute-solvent
+ dZxiuii)/J(ad))/~* - (2Z~jb, - b)/b) systems, establish the superiority of the double-
summation mixing rule, eq. (3), for b over the single-
x (ln ((Z + (1 + J2)B)l(Z - (1 - J2)g))) summation expression, eq. (3.1).
(35) In Fig. 2, the same experimental solubility data as in
where Fig. I are compared with predictions using the
a* = a+RTd -2J(adRT) Redlich-Kwong equation of state. According to this
figure, the corrected van der Waals mixing rules for the
A = a*P/(RT)
Red&h-Kwong equation of state, eqs (3) and (20), are
B = bRT/(RT). clearly superior to the mixing rules which are cus-
tomarily used, eqs (2) and (3.1), for this equation of
We now utilize the above expressions for fugacities
state. Similar observations are made for the prediction
in order to predict the solubility of solids in super-
of solubilities of other solids in supercritical fluids,
critical gases at different temperatures and pressures,
which are not reported here.
and compare the results with the experimental data.
The Peng-Robinson equation of state with its
customary mixing rules, eqs (2) and (3), is widely used
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
for predicting the solubility of heavy solutes in super-
In Fig. 1, the solubility of 2,3-dimethyl naphthalene critical gases and for petroleum reservoir fluid-phase
(DMN) in supercritical carbon dioxide is plotted vs. equilibrium calculations (Firooxabadi et al., 1978;
pressure at 308 K along with predictions obtained Katz and Firoozabadi, 1978; Kurnik et al., 1981). In
from the van der Waals equation of state. According to Fig. 3 the same experimental solubility data as in Figs 1
and 2 are compared with the predictions using the
. I Peng-Robinson equation of state with its original
mixing rules and with its corrected van der Waals
mixing rules. According to this figure, the corrected
k .=-0.3537
“+
==_
l
Co2 - 23
308K k,-
_____
DMN
- 0.095
- 318 K ly = -0.090
l 328K Kt= -O.ceS
> I
l l
l
. 2 318K
n : 328 K
.
328
CO2 2SDMN
9f4 23DMN kS = am 7
= 0-2 I ij x-02420
“ii
Iii =-(X2482 ’ .:308 K
4 -3t8 K
0~308 K -:328 K
~~318 K
I :328 K
l-,sl, CI I
.
c
328 K
328 K
w-23 DMN
k jj=o.l8~
I ijSO.2723 Iii = -0.242
mu=06602 ‘ij = 0.3117
l t3D8K . : 308X
4’3l8K A : 318-K
m:328K
- : 328’K
i
C,
0 50 loo 150 200 250 3 ,0 50 loo 150 200 250 3(
PRESSURE (BAR, PRESSURE BAR)
Fig. 7. Solubihty of 2,3-dimethyl naphthalene in supercritical Fig. 9. Solubility of 2. 6-dimethyl naphthalene (DMN) in
ethylene as calculated by the Peng-Robinson equation of supercritical carbon dioxide as calculated by the
state with eqs (22)-(24) as the mixing rules and compared with Peng-Robinson equation of state with eqs (22)-(24) as the
mixing rules and compared with the experimental data.
the experimental data. ___________________________________________
T. Y. KWAK and G. A. MANSOORI
VAN DER WAALS MIXING RULES FOR CUBIC EQUATIONS OF STATE.
APPLICATIONS FOR SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION MODELLING
Chem. Eng’g Sci. 41(5): 1303-1309, 1986
Van der Weals mixing rules 1309
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T. Y. KWAK and G. A. MANSOORI
VAN DER WAALS MIXING RULES FOR CUBIC EQUATIONS OF STATE.
APPLICATIONS FOR SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION MODELLING
Chem. Eng’g Sci. 41(5): 1303-1309, 1986