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Modeling<br />

Using the correlations from III.31 to III.35, the parameters for perfluoro-n-nonane<br />

were calculated <strong>and</strong> the critical properties for this compound were estimated <strong>and</strong> are also<br />

given in Table III.3. Agreement between experimental <strong>and</strong> predicted values is fairly good<br />

especially knowing that, as stated by V<strong>and</strong>ana et al. (1994), the experimental critical<br />

properties for perfluoro-n-nonane might be slightly over predicted.<br />

Figure III.8 shows the coexistence curve for the eight first members of the<br />

n-perfluoroalkane series comparing experimental data <strong>and</strong> soft-SAFT predictions when the<br />

crossover treatment is included. Agreement is excellent in all cases, correcting the<br />

behaviour in the critical region due to the incorporation of density fluctuations into the<br />

equation. Figure III.9 shows vapor pressures for the same members of the series. Again,<br />

excellent agreement is obtained in all cases.<br />

T / K<br />

480<br />

430<br />

380<br />

330<br />

280<br />

230<br />

180<br />

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16<br />

ρ / mol.L -1<br />

Figure III.8. Temperature-density diagram for the light members of the n-perfluoroalkane series,<br />

from C1 to C8. Symbols represent the experimental data <strong>and</strong> solid lines the results obtained with the<br />

soft-SAFT with crossover.<br />

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