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PETE 310
Lectures # 25 -26
  • Chapter 12
  • Gas-Liquid Equilibrium
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Gas-Liquid Equilibrium 
Ideal Behavior
  • Applications to low pressures
  • Simplifications


      • the gas phase behaves as an Ideal Gas
      • the liquid phase exhibits Ideal Solution Behavior

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Ideal Behavior

  • The equilibrium criteria between 2 phases a and b is,


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Equilibrium Conditions

  • The last criteria implies “tendency of a component to be in phase a or b is balanced” – “net mass transfer across phases is zero”


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Ideal Behavior Model
  • Gas phase behaves as an ideal gas (IG), and liquid phase behaves as an ideal solution (IS).


  • These assumptions imply that
      • IG: molecular interactions are zero, molecules have no volume.
      • IS: forces of attraction/repulsion between molecules are the same regardless of molecular species. Volumes are additive (Amagat’s Law).
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Forces between molecular species
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Statement of Equilibrium
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Types of VLE Calculations
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Recall Molar Compositions
  • By convention liquid compositions (mole fractions) are indicated with an x and gas compositions with a y.







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Mathematical Relationships


  • with



  • In general
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Depletion Path
  • Isothermal Reservoir Depletion Process for a
  •  Reservoir Oil with 2 Components
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Quantitative Phase Equilibrium Exercise
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Bubble Point Evaluation
(Ideal Behavior Model)
  • The bubble point pressure at a given T is





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Bubble Point from Raoult's law
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Bubble Point Evaluation
  • Under Raoult’s law, the bubble point has a linear dependence with the vapor pressures of the pure components.


  • Once the bubble point pressure is found, the equilibrium vapor compositions are found from Raoult’s law.


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Dew Point Calculation
  • At the dew point the overall fluid composition coincides with the gas composition. That is.



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Dew Point Calculation
(Ideal Behavior Model)
  • Find DP pressure and equilibrium liquid compositions



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Dew Point from Raoult's law
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Flash Calculations
  • In this type of calculations the objective is to:


    • find fraction of vapor vaporized (fv) and equilibrium gas and liquid compositions


    • given the overall mixture composition, P and T.

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Flash Calculations
(Ideal Behavior Calculations)
  • Start with the equilibrium equation




  • Material balance



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Flash Calculations
  • Now replace either liquid or gas compositions using equilibrium equation





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Flash Calculations
  •  Rearrange and sum over all yi




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Separation process
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Flash Calculations
  • Objective function (flash function) is



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Flash Calculations
  • There are several equivalent expressions for the flash function


  • (a)


  • (b)


  • (c)


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Flash Calculations
  • Once fv is found the equilibrium gas and liquid compositions are evaluated from
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Vapor Pressure Models (Antoine Equation)
  • 1. Constants depend upon the component – Different Units









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