Chapter 1: Introduction
The first chapter goes into the details of the philosophy of the approach. The main message that is carried here is:
- A thermodynamic method may contain many different models (as in the image of the Russian doll); each of which has to be parameterized. The origin of the parameters is at least as important as the choice of the model.
- The three questions that will help the engineer solve his problem concern the relevant properties of his process; the type of mixture he has and the phases he might encounter.
Table 1 illustrates the questions and possible answers
Table 1: Checklist for problem analysis
| Main question | Subquestion | Type of answer | Discussed in section |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property | Chapter 2 | ||
| Given property | PT, Pθ,Tθ, PH, TV, ... | Section 1.4 | |
| Requested property | Single phase properties (volume, enthalpy, entropy, …) | Section 2.2 | |
| Phase Equilibrium ( phase boundaries ; solubilities ) | Section 2.3.2 | ||
| Chemical Equilibrium | Section 2.4 | ||
| Composition | Chapter 3 | ||
| Type of components | simple | Section 1.2.1 | |
| light components | Section 1.2.1 | ||
| heavy component | Section 1.2.2. | ||
| pseudo component | Section 1.2.3. | ||
| Type of Mixture | non-polar (ideal) | Section 4.1. | |
| non-ideal | Section 4.2 | ||
| electrolyte | Section 4.2.5 | ||
| supercritical | Section 4.4 | ||
| Key component Concentration range |
pure | Section 5 | |
| medium | Section 5 | ||
| high dilution | Section 5 | ||
| Phase State and System |
Chapter 4 | ||
| Phase properties | vapour | Section 4.1 | |
| liquid | |||
| solid | |||
| Critical point | |||
| P-T conditions | List according to industrial system | Section 4.2 |