Open AccessOne- and Two-Fluid van der Waals Theories of Liquid Mixtures, II. 6:12 Molecules
Author(s) -
Douglas Henderson,
Peter Leonard
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
proceedings of the national academy of sciences of the united states of america
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1091-6490
pISSN - 0027-8424
DOI - 10.1073/pnas.68.3.632
Subject(s) - van der waals force , van der waals equation , van der waals radius , theorem of corresponding states , van der waals surface , van der waals strain , thermodynamics , equation of state , molecule , hamaker constant , chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics
The equation of state of mixture of 6:12 molecules is calculated using the one- and two-fluid van der Waals theories, the three-fluid theory, and the Flory theory. The one-fluid van der Waals theory is found to be in the best agreement with the quasi-experimental, machine-simulation results.