Chemical Thermodynamics for Process Simulation

This is the only book to apply thermodynamics to real–world process engineering problems, explaining the thermodynamics behind simulations to users of simulation programs. It comprises numerous solved examples, which simplify the understanding of the often complex calculation procedures, and discusses their advantages and disadvantages. The text also includes such special models as formaldehyde, polymers, and association. Estimation methods for thermophysical properties and phase equilibria, thermodynamics of alternative separation processes are covered, as are new developments from recent years.
Recipes for the procedure are given at the end of each chapter, and further small programs are available via the Internet, such as mod. UNIFAC, MathCad and Excel files.
While written for an advanced level, the text is easy to understand for every chemical engineer and chemist with a basic education in thermodynamics and phase equilibria, teaching students the engineering perspective of thermodynamics but also of interest to all companies active in chemistry, pharmacy, oil and gas processing, petrochemistry, refinery, food production, environmental protection and engineering.

Spis treści:
INTRODUCTION
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Thermal Properties
Caloric Properties h, cp, cv
Transport Properties
Regression Techniques
Measurement Techniques
EXCESS PROPERTY CONCEPT
PHASE EQUILIBRIA
phi–phi–Approach
gamma–phi–Approach
Henry Concept
Caloric Properties
Regression Techniques
Measurement Techniques
Adsorption Equilibria
Solid–liquid Equilibria
Osmosis
Electrolyte Solutions
Polymer Solutions (SAFT)
Special Models
APPLICATION OF THERMODYNAMICS IN SEPARATION TECHNOLOGY
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
Equilibrium Reaction
Kinetics Introduction
Practical Applications
Flash
Joule–Thomson Effect
Compression/
Expansion
Adiabatic Flow Processes
L IST OF SYMBOLS
REFERENCES
APPENDIX
Pure Component Data
Equations
EXCEL–Files
INDEX


Nota biograficzna:
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Gmehling, born 1946, is Professor of Technical Chemistry at the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg in Germany. His research interests focus on the computerized design and optimization of chemical processes, investigating separation processes and thermophysical properties. The various predictive thermodynamic models such as the group contribution methods UNIFAC, modified UNIFAC and LIFAC or the group contribution equation of state PSRK and VTPR developed in his research group with the help of the Dortmund Data Bank are used worldwide by a large number of chemical engineers during their daily work with process simulators. He is author of some 50 books, including text books on thermal process engineering, thermodynamics, and unit operations, as well as more than 300 papers in scientific journals. He received the Arnold–Eucken award of the GVC. Apart from his professorship, he is CEO of the company DDBST GmbH founded in 1989, responsible for the continuous update of the Dortmund Data Bank and its integrated software package, as well as director of the Laboratory for Thermophysical Properties (LTP) GmbH, which was founded in 1999. He currently also serves as an elected member in three scientific boards of GVC and DECHEMA, and in the Editorial Advisory Board of four international scientific journals.