Correlations, Databases, and Engineering Equations of State

Monika Thol, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Vladimir Diky, NIST

This session focuses on the handling, processing, and application of thermophysical data, including their description through equations of state, correlations, and empirical models used to predict properties of fluids and mixtures. Examples are Helmholtz energy-based equations, cubic equations of state, corresponding-states models, transport models, vapor-pressure correlations, spline interpolations, estimation models or calculation methods for vapor-liquid equilibrium or solubilities, and surface-tension correlations. Other topics may include fitting techniques or group-contribution methods.