Gibbs ensemble simulation of HCFC/HFC mixtures by effective Stockmayer potential

G. T. Gao, Wenchuan Wang, X. C. Zeng

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Abstract

Vapor-liquid equilibria for four HCFC/HFC binary mixtures, R22/R152a, R22/R142b, R22/R134a, and R22/R32, were simulated by using the Gibbs ensemble Monte Carlo method. The effective Stockmayer potential proposed by the authors was used to represent molecular interactions. The potential parameters for the pure substances of interest were determined from their critical temperatures, the saturated liquid densities and the saturated vapor pressures at a specific reduced temperature, Tr = 0.75. The Lorenz-Berthelot combining rules were adopted to calculate the LJ parameters for unlike molecules. Phase properties for the four systems, including compositions and densities of the coexisting vapor and liquid phases were simulated, and compared. with experimental data. Good results show that our method is a predictive tool for the description of phase behavior for HCFC/HFC binary systems, which are possible alternatives for CFCs.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)69-78
Number of pages10
JournalFluid Phase Equilibria
Volume158-160
DOIs
StatePublished - 1999
EventProceedings of the 1998 8th International Conference on Properties and Phase Equilibria for Product and Process Design - Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands
Duration: Apr 26 1998May 1 1998

Keywords

  • Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs)
  • Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
  • Mixture
  • Molecular simulation
  • Vapor-liquid equilibria

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemical Engineering
  • General Physics and Astronomy
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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