Our research in the area of thermodynamics is aimed at providing accurate thermophysical properties of industrially-important pure chemicals and mixtures.  These properties are essential to process design and optimization.  Measurement, correlation, and estimation all play essential roles in our research efforts.

Measurement capabilities include vapor-liquid and liquid-liquid equilibrium, PVT, vapor pressure, surface tension, and other properties.  (Picture)

Data correlation and estimation efforts include DIPPR Project 801 “Evaluated Process Design Data” which is an industrially sponsored pure component database including 29 property constants and 15 temperature-dependent properties on over 1,700 chemicals.  Modelling of systems that exhibit vapor-phase association (HF and carboxylic acids) is also an area of interest.
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Current projects include vapor-liquid equilibrium measurements on binary systems of industrial interest and measurement and modeling of vapor-liquid and vapor-liquid-liquid equilibrium data in mixtures involving refrigerants and hydrogen fluoride.