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Experimental Thermodynamics Vol. VIII.  Applied Thermodynamics of Fluids

The intent of this volume is to update and reprint Experimental Thermodynamics Volume V, Equations of state for Fluids and Fluid Mixtures (ISBN-10: 0444503846) and first published in Oct 2000. This text is out of print and because it was in two volumes with 928 pages was not always accessible to the intended practitioners within academia, government and industry.

The revised edition will expand the principal approaches for developing equations of state with a practical bias while retaining the theoretical basis. The emphasis of application and use will be expanded over the previous version as will the strength and weaknesses of each approach. The discussion on self - assembled systems has been removed and a chapter concerning chemically reacting systems added.

1. Introduction
2. Fundamental Considerations
   1. Basic Thermodynamics
   2. Mixing functions
   3. Fugacity
   4. Activity
   5. The phase rule
   6. Equilibrium
3. Virial Equation of State
   1. Volumetric behavior
   2. Theory
   3. Virial coefficients
   4. Calculation of virial coefficients
4. Cubic and Generalized van der Waals equations
   1. Equation forms
   2. Pure components
   3. Mixtures
   4. Predictions
   5. Industrial applications
5. Mixing and Combining Rules
6. Principles of Corresponding-States
   1. Theory
   2. Mixtures
   3. Industrial applications and extension to transport
7. Mixtures of Dissimilar Molecules
8. SAFT Associating Fluids and Fluid Mixtures
   1. Theory
   2. Applications by example to industrially specific systems
9. Continuous Thermodynamics
   1. Continuous thermodynamics and application to phase stability
10. Critical Region
    1. Theory
    2. Scaled equations
    3. Crossover
    4. Isomorphic description of phases
    5. Vapour liquid crossover
    6. Application to industrial issues of gas condensates
11. Ionic Fluids
    1. Applicable methods
    2. Industrial application
    3. Classical
    4. IE methods
    5. Near critical fluids
12. Multiparameter Equations of State
    1. Approaches
    2. Helmholtz function and the fundamental equations
    3. Fitting algorithms
    4. Application to pure fluids and mixtures including natural gas
13. Chemical reacting systems
14. Applied non-equilibrium thermodynamics

About 30 pages per chapter with a total of 450 pages

* project announcement published in Chem. Int. Sep 2008

Dec 2010 - book published; titled Applied Thermodynamics of Fluids

Copyright: 2010, ISBN: 978-1-84973-098-3, DOI:10.1039/9781849730983

Published by RSC under the auspices of both IUPAC and its affiliated body, the International Association of Chemical Thermodynamics (IACT), this book serves as a guide to scientists or technicians who use equations of state for fluids. Concentrating on the application of theory, the practical use of each type of equation is discussed and the strengths and weaknesses of each are addressed. It includes material on the equations of state for chemically reacting and non-equilibrium fluids which have undergone significant developments and brings up to date the equations of state for fluids and fluid mixtures. Applied Thermodynamics of Fluids addresses the needs of practitioners within academia, government and industry by assembling an international team of distinguished experts to provide each chapter. The topics presented in the book are important to the energy business, particularly the hydrocarbon economy and the development of new power sources and are also significant for the application of liquid crystals and ionic liquids to commercial products. This reference will be useful for post graduate researchers in the fields of chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, chemistry and physics. 

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* book announcement published in Chem. Int. 33(2), 2011

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• Sengers, Jan

• Goodwin, Anthony
• Peters, Cornelis