TY - JOUR
T1 - Thermophysical properties of associating fluids in natural gas industry using PC-SAFT equation of state
AU - Tafazzol, Amir H.
AU - Nasrifar, Khashayar
PY - 2011/10
Y1 - 2011/10
N2 - The perturbed-chain statistical associating fluid theory (PC-SAFT) is employed to calculate the thermophysical properties of some associating fluids that are widely used in the natural gas industry. Methanol, alkanolamines, and glycols are considered in this work. The alkanolamines include monoethanolamine (MEA), diethanolamine (DEA), and methyldiethanolamine (MDEA). Two new modified associating schemes are introduced to describe the alkanolamine associating behavior. The glycols considered in this work are monoethylene glycol (MEG), diethylene glycol (DEG), and triethylene glycol (TEG). The pure component parameters of these associating fluids are determined using vapor pressure and saturated liquid density data. The heats of vaporization and heat capacities of these compounds are then predicted. Sound velocities and Joule-Thomson coefficients are additionally predicted for methanol. The results indicate that PC-SAFT is accurate for correlating the vapor pressure and liquid density of methanol, the glycols, and alkanolamines. PC-SAFT is also accurate in predicting the Joule-Thomson coefficients and sound velocities of methanol. Although PC-SAFT is not accurate enough for predicting the thermal properties (heat capacities and heats of vaporization) of MEG and TEG, it reasonably describes the thermal properties of MEA, DEA, MDEA, and DEG.
AB - The perturbed-chain statistical associating fluid theory (PC-SAFT) is employed to calculate the thermophysical properties of some associating fluids that are widely used in the natural gas industry. Methanol, alkanolamines, and glycols are considered in this work. The alkanolamines include monoethanolamine (MEA), diethanolamine (DEA), and methyldiethanolamine (MDEA). Two new modified associating schemes are introduced to describe the alkanolamine associating behavior. The glycols considered in this work are monoethylene glycol (MEG), diethylene glycol (DEG), and triethylene glycol (TEG). The pure component parameters of these associating fluids are determined using vapor pressure and saturated liquid density data. The heats of vaporization and heat capacities of these compounds are then predicted. Sound velocities and Joule-Thomson coefficients are additionally predicted for methanol. The results indicate that PC-SAFT is accurate for correlating the vapor pressure and liquid density of methanol, the glycols, and alkanolamines. PC-SAFT is also accurate in predicting the Joule-Thomson coefficients and sound velocities of methanol. Although PC-SAFT is not accurate enough for predicting the thermal properties (heat capacities and heats of vaporization) of MEG and TEG, it reasonably describes the thermal properties of MEA, DEA, MDEA, and DEG.
KW - Alkanolamine
KW - Glycol
KW - Methanol
KW - PC-SAFT
KW - Thermal property
KW - Volumetric property
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U2 - 10.1080/00986445.2010.525207
DO - 10.1080/00986445.2010.525207
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79958729781
SN - 0098-6445
VL - 198
SP - 1244
EP - 1262
JO - Chemical Engineering Communications
JF - Chemical Engineering Communications
IS - 10
ER -