46 Chapter 2 Thermodynamics of Separation Operations

Figure 2.4 Vapor–liquid equilibria, 40 to 800 F.

[From S.T. Hadden and H.G. Grayson, Hydrocarbon Proc. and Petrol. Refiner, 40, 207 (Sept. 1961), with permission.]
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Figure 2.5 Vapor–liquid equilibria, 260 to 100! F.

[From S.T. Hadden and H.G. Grayson, Hydrocarbon Proc. and Petrol. Refiner, 40, 207 (Sept. 1961), with permission.]

The R–K equation, given as (3) in Table 2.5, is an improve- containing many more constants. Furthermore, the R–K
ment over the van der Waals equation. Shah and Thodos [19] equation can approximate the liquid-phase region.
showed that the R–K equation, when applied to nonpolar If the R–K equation is expanded to obtain a common
compounds, has accuracy comparable with that of equations denominator, a cubic equation in y results. Alternatively, (2)