The Soave-Redlich-Kwong single equation of state can accurately describe both

the liquid and vapor phase. This Demonstration applies this equation of state to
estimate several properties of ethane and plots isotherms for various values of the
temperature varying from 274.15 K to 303.15 K. The liquid and gas molar volumes
(in ) as well as the vapor pressure (in bar) of ethane at the selected
temperature (in K) are obtained using the equal area rule (i.e., both shaded areas
must be equal). The coordinates of the two orange dots correspond to liquid and
gas molar volumes while the coordinate is the vapor pressure. The behavior of
the isotherm between these two points is not physically realizable. It is a portion of
the isotherm where the specific volume will vary continuously at a fixed
temperature and pressure; this is the two-phase coexistence region. This behavior
is not peculiar to the Soave-Redlich-Kwong equation of state; indeed many other
equations of state show this behavior

DETAILS
The Soave-Redlich-Kwong equation of state [1-3] is given by

where , ,

and .
Ethanes critical temperature and pressure and acentric factor [2] are:
, , and .
References:
[1] J. M. Prausnitz, R. N. Lichtenthaler and E. G. de Azevedo, Molecular
Thermodynamics of Fluid-Phase Equilibria, 3rd ed., Upper Saddle River, NJ:
Prentice Hall, 1999.
[2] S. I. Sandler, Chemical and Engineering Thermodynamics, 3rd ed., New York:
Wiley, 1999.
[3] J. W. Tester and M. Modell, Thermodynamics and Its Applications, 3rd ed.,
Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1996.
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