ABSTRACT

This text explores the connections between different thermodynamic subjects related to fluid systems. Emphasis is placed on the clarification of concepts by returning to the conceptual foundation of thermodynamics and special effort is directed to the use of a simple nomenclature and algebra. The book presents the structural elements of classical thermodynamics of fluid systems, covers the treatment of mixtures, and shows via examples and references both the usefulness and the limitations of classical thermodynamics for the treatment of practical problems related to fluid systems. It also includes diverse selected topics of interest to researchers and advanced students and four practical appendices, including an introduction to material balances and step-by-step procedures for using the Virial EOS and the PRSV EOS for fugacities and the ASOG-KT group method for activity coefficients. The Olivera-Fuentes table of PRSV parameters for more than 800 chemical compounds and the Gmehling-Tochigi tables of ASOG interaction parameters for 43 groups are included.

part 2|120 pages

Mixtures

chapter 9|4 pages

The Phase Rule and the Duhem Theorem

chapter 11|4 pages

Ideal Gas and Ideal Gas Mixtures

chapter 16|10 pages

Activity Coefficients and Excess Properties

chapter 17|22 pages

Mixture Behavior, Stability, and Azeotropy

part 3|95 pages

Applications

chapter 19|24 pages

The Thermodynamics of Chemical Reactions

chapter 21|32 pages

Heat Effects

chapter 22|16 pages

Adsorption of Gases on Solids