High Pressure Phase Behaviour of Multicomponent Fluid Mixtures

1. Survey of the High Pressure Phase Behaviour of Fluids. Introduction. Phase Behaviour of Binary Fluids. Phase Behaviour of Ternary and Multicomponent Fluids. 2. The Thermodynamics of Phase Equilibria. Criteria for Equilibrium. Coexistent Phases. The Phase Rule. Criteria for Phase Stability. Critical Phases. Consequences for Phase Equilibria Calculations. 3. Models for High Pressure Multicomponent Equilibria. The Phase Integral. Computer Simulation. Conformal Solution Theory. Perturbation Theories. Equations of State. Mixing Rules for Multicomponent Equilibria. An Analytic Description of Attractive Forces in Binary Fluid Mixtures. Equations of State Calculations. 4. Procedure for Determining the Phase Behaviour of Ternary Mixtures: Comparison of Experiment with Theory for Gas-Liquid Critical Temperatures. Determining Stable Ternary Critical Points. Strategies for Ternary Phenomena. Gas-Liquid Critical Properties of Ternary Mixtures. Computing Options for Ternary Calculations. 5. Novel Higher Order Critical Phenomena in Ternary Mixtures. Tricritical Phenomena. Higher-Order Critical Transitions in Ternary Mixtures. 6. Phase Behaviour of Ternary Carbon Dioxide and n-Alkane Mixtures. Methane + n-Hexane + Carbon Dioxide. Ethane + n-Hexane + Carbon Dioxide. Propane + n-Hexane + Carbon Dioxide. n-Butane + n-Hexane + Carbon Dioxide. n-Pentane + n-Hexane + Carbon Dioxide. n-Heptane + n-Hexane + Carbon Dioxide. n-Octane + n-Hexane + Carbon Dioxide. n-Oxtane + n-Hexane + Carbon Dioxide. n-Nonane + n-Hexane + Carbon Dioxide. n-Decane + n-Hexane + Carbon Dioxide. 7. Ternary Tetrafluoromethane and n-Alkane Mixtures. Methane + Ethane + Tetrafluoromethane. n-Propane + i-Butane + Tetrafluoromethane. n-Propane + n-Butane + Tetrafluoromethane. n-Propane + n-Pentane + Tetrafluoromethane. 8. Ternary Mixtures Containing Nitrogen. Methane + Ethane + Nitrogen. Methane + n-Pentane + Nitrogen. Ethane + Nitrogen + Water. n-Pentane + Nitrogen + Water. 9. Ternary Mixtures Containing Water and n-Alkanes. Ethane + Propane + Water. Ethane + n-Pentane + Water. Ethane + n-Hexane + Water. n-Pentane + n-Hexane + Water. Ethane + Carbon Dioxide + Water. Appendix A. Appendix B. Subject Index. Author Index. The book contains extensive references.