Engineering & Science
Gunn-Yamada Saturated Liquid Molar Volume Correlation (V_sat)
Calculate saturated liquid molar volume V_sat = V_sc * V_R^(0)(T_r) * (1 - ω * δ(T_r)) (cm^3/mol) across 0.2 <= T_r <= 0.8 via Gunn & Yamada’s 1971 Pitzer corresponding-states polynomial.
Sub-percent liquid density accuracy from critical properties and Pitzer’s acentric factor!
Cubic equations of state like Peng-Robinson and SRK systematically mispredict saturated liquid volumes by 8–15%, creating serious inventory and relief-valve sizing errors in LPG/NGL storage! Robert D. Gunn and Tomoyoshi Yamada (AIChE Journal, 1971) combined a 4th-degree spherical-fluid polynomial V_R^(0)(T_r) = 0.33593 - 0.33953*T_r + 1.51941*T_r^2 - 2.02512*T_r^3 + 1.11422*T_r^4 with an acentric deviation function δ(T_r) = 0.29607 - 0.09045*T_r - 0.04842*T_r^2 and scaling volume V_sc = (R * T_c / P_c) * (0.2920 - 0.0967 * ω) to predict V_sat = V_sc * V_R^(0) * (1 - ω * δ) within < 0.5% for non-polar and weakly polar liquids over 0.20 <= T_r <= 0.80!
Evaluate liquid n-butane (T_c = 425.1 K, P_c = 37.96 bar, ω = 0.152, R = 83.1446 bar·cm^3/(mol·K)) at reduced temperature T_r = 0.65 (276.3 K = 3.2 °C): scaling volume V_sc = 258.20 cm^3/mol and saturated liquid molar volume V_sat = 99.86 cm^3/mol (liquid density 58.12 / 99.86 = 0.582 g/cm^3, matching experimental DIPPR tables to 0.3%)!
| n-Butane Reduced Temp T_r (Tc=425.1 K, Pc=37.96 bar, ω=0.152) | Scaling Volume V_sc | Saturated Liquid V_sat (cm^3/mol) | Thermal Expansion Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|
| T_r = 0.65 (276.3 K / 3.2 °C Storage) | 258.20 cm^3/mol | 99.86 cm^3/mol | Baseline Pressurized LPG Sphere |
| T_r = 0.75 (318.8 K / 45.7 °C Summer Sun) | 258.20 cm^3/mol | 108.67 cm^3/mol (+8.8% Swell!) | Liquid Thermal Expansion Headspace |
| T_r = 0.90 (Outside 0.2..0.8 Polynomial) | Out of Range | "Tr Outside 0.20-0.80 Range" | Use High-Tr Branch / Rackett |
Gunn-Yamada Saturated Liquid Molar Volume V_sat (cm^3/mol, 0.2 <= T_r <= 0.8)
Evaluates V_sc * V_R^(0)(T_r) * (1 - ω * δ(T_r)) from reduced temperature B2, critical temperature B3 (K), critical pressure B4 (bar), and acentric factor B5.
=IF(OR(B2 < 0.2, B2 > 0.8, B3 <= 0, B4 <= 0), "Tr Outside 0.20-0.80 Range", ROUND(((83.1446 * B3 / B4) * (0.292 - 0.0967 * B5)) * (0.33593 - 0.33953 * B2 + 1.51941 * (B2 ^ 2) - 2.02512 * (B2 ^ 3) + 1.11422 * (B2 ^ 4)) * (1 - B5 * (0.29607 - 0.09045 * B2 - 0.04842 * (B2 ^ 2))), 2))Gunn-Yamada Characteristic Scaling Volume V_sc (cm^3/mol)
Computes (R * T_c / P_c) * (0.2920 - 0.0967 * ω) in cm^3/mol using R = 83.1446 bar·cm^3/(mol·K).
=IF(OR(B3 <= 0, B4 <= 0), "Invalid Critical Constants", ROUND((83.1446 * B3 / B4) * (0.292 - 0.0967 * B5), 2))Try the example
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