Multiphase equilibrium calculation using reduced variables

Fluid Phase Equilibria

Volumn 246, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 15-27

  Nichita, Dan Vladimir ^a   Broseta, Daniel ^b,c   de Hemptinne, Jean Charles ^b  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL PETRÓLEO   (Mexico)

^b IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR   (France)

Author keywords

Convergence; Cubic equation of state; Multiphase flash; Reduced variables; Stability

Indexed keywords

BINARY MIXTURES; COMPUTATION THEORY; EQUATIONS OF STATE; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

CONVERGENCE; CUBIC EQUATION OF STATE; MULTIPHASE FLASH; REDUCED VARIABLES;

PHASE EQUILIBRIA;

BINARY MIXTURES; COMPUTATION THEORY; EQUATIONS OF STATE; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

EID: 33746198737     PISSN: 03783812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fluid.2006.05.016     Document Type: Article

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