Calculation of Compressibility Factor and Molar Volume of BCl₃

Question

Problem 3.48, jm smith

Calculate Z and V for boron trichloride at 300 K and 1.5 bar by the following equations:

(a) The truncated virial equation [Eq. (3.38)] with the following values of virial coefficients:

 B=-724 cm^3mol^-1, C=-93,866cm^6 mol^-2

(b) The truncated virial equation [Eq. (3.36)], with a value of B from the generalized Pitzer correlation [Eqs. (3.58)–(3.62)].

Problem 3.53(a)

Calculate the molar volume of saturated liquid and the molar volume of saturated vapor by the Redlich/Kwong equation for one of the following and compare results with values found by suitable generalized correlations.

(a) Propane at 40 Cwhere Psat=13.71bar

Compare the results with values found by suitable generalized correlations, using Rackett's correlation for saturated liquid and Lee–Kesler correlation for saturated vapor.