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. 2025 Aug 29;15:31860. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-17621-x

Closed-form answer to the molar volume of cubic equation of state

Hongliang Tian 1,
PMCID: PMC12397249  PMID: 40883526

Abstract

The complete analytical solutions to the roots of the cubic function (of one independent variable) are tabulated. For an equation of state in which the intermolecular attractive forces are described by quadratic trinomials, the derived analytical expressions for the roots of the cubic equation can be adopted to obtain the molar volumes (liquid and vapour) at a given state of temperature and pressure. The molar volumes calculated in this work are compared with the experimental data as well as other equations of state. The Guevara-Rodríguez equation of state describes the experimental data better than the other models. The equation of state has three unequal real roots of the molar volume under the extremely low pressure and temperature. However, the smallest positive root is taken as the molar volume of the liquid phase. The equation of state for the ideal gas (the ideal-gas law) is applicable only for the pressure p ≤ 20,000,000 Pa and temperature T ≤ 253 K. Compared with the experimental values, the Guevara-Rodríguez equation of state for any substance, which includes the gas, liquid and solid, is appropriate for the extra low pressure 0.000000356 ≤ p ≤ 114,000 Pa and temperature 87.8 ≤ T ≤ 266.3 K.

Supplementary Information

The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1038/s41598-025-17621-x.

Keywords: Equation of state, Molar volume, Compressibility factor, Acentric factor, One variable cubic equation

Subject terms: Analytical chemistry, Chemical engineering

Introduction

Water is ubiquitous and it has been virtually the most investigated fluid so far. An equation of state of water for industrial purpose providing the most precise representation of the thermodynamic property of the fluid phase of water substance over a wide range of definite conditions was studied. The equations of state for fluids (including gas and liquid) are very pivotal and important in correlating and analyzing the thermodynamic equilibrium state using some agreeable methods. The role of equation of state in modeling the compressive flows is intrinsic. Usually, for a given substance, the equation of state is such a relationship as the pressure is the explicit function of the temperature, the molar volume and other corresponding known parameters. Cubic equations of state have been widely used in the simulation of chemical industrial processes and in the oil extraction industry because they require only a very general knowledge of the fluid molecule and allow for a short computational time.

Grove1 discussed the general case of how to impose an equilibrium closure for a mixture based on an abstract equilibrium condition and what constraints are imposed on such a closure by thermodynamic stability and consistency. This is a mathematical discussion of methods to construct constitutive equations of state for mixtures. Nezbeda et al.2 formulated and outlined a strategy to use currently available semi theoretical tools to develop an equation of state. With respect to the absence of any experimental data, molecular modeling and simulations become this practical tool to study supersaturated steam. Both Pb and Li mixtures form the most dramatically non-ideal solutions, which have resulted in fluid properties that sometimes differ significantly from measurement values. Humrickhouse et al.3 developed an equation of state for liquid Pb83Li17 by fitting a generalized form of the Helmholtz free energy. Ghoderao et al.4 presented a five parameter cubic equation of state to predict the thermodynamic properties of pure fluids and mixtures. Cubic equations of state have been adopted very widely because of their simplicity which allows fast and reliable prediction of thermodynamic properties for pure substance and mixtures. Bell et al.5 evaluated the performance of the group contribution volume translated Peng-Robinson model when predicting the vapor-liquid equilibrium and single phase densities of 28 refrigerant mixtures with low global warming potential and zero ozone depletion potential. Cubic equations of state, particularly the Peng-Robinson equation of state, are widely applied in the refrigeration industry due to their easy applicability for new substances and their short computational time. Yang et al.6 investigated the combination of the crossover method and the multiparameter equation of state using carbon dioxide as a demonstration. The combination highlighted the procedure of applying the crossover method to a purely empirical equation of state, while leaving a major part of the equation of state unaltered but removing the fallacious non-analytical terms.

The cubic equation of state was recommended by van der Waals7 in 1873. It has been proven that the original van der Waals cubic equation of state can not provide simultaneous accurate predictions for all the properties of pure fluids and their mixtures. Redlich et al.8 proposed an equation of state containing two individual coefficients which furnished satisfactory results above the critical temperature for any pressure. The dependence of the coefficients a and b on the composition of the gas was discussed from the critical conditions. In References 7 and 8, the coefficient a is constant and independent of the temperature T. Soave9 proposed a modified Redlich-Kwong equation of state. Vapor pressures of pure compounds can be closely reproduced by assuming the parameter a in the original equation to be temperature-dependent. Peng et al.10 outlined the development of a two-constant equation of state in which the attractive pressure term of the semiempirical van der Waals equation had been modified. The constant b was related to the size of the hard spheres. The parameter a could be regarded as a measure of the intermolecular attraction force. The Redlich-Kwong equation of state possesses a rare combination of qualities: realism and simplicity. Harmens11 chose the Redlich-Kwong equation of state as the basis for a general purpose multicomponent thermodynamic data programme for cryogenic substances. Harmens12 proposed a two-parameter cubic equation of state showing to be particularly useful for calculation of vapour-liquid equilibrium of the nitrogen-argon-oxygen system. However, the two-parameter cubic equation of state suffers from the so-called critical anomaly. Inherent with each equation of this type is an invariant value of the critical compressibility factor Zc. Schmidt et al.13 presented a cubic equation of the van der Waals type with the critical compressibility factor taken as substance dependent. Input requirements are acentric factor and the critical temperature and pressure. Parameter b is treated as independent of temperature, and the temperature dependence of parameter a is given by an expression. Harmens et al.14 proposed a cubic equation of state possessing three adjustable parameters. The three parameters were correlated in terms of the critical temperature Tc, critical pressure pc and acentric factor ω. Abbott warned against setting the calculated critical compressibility factor ζc equal to the experimental critical compressibility factor Zc. Better overall results are obtained with Inline graphic. Patel et al.15 presented a cubic equation of state for pure fluids. This equation requires the critical temperature and critical pressure, as well as two additional substance dependent parameters of the calculated critical compressibility factor and the fugacity slope as input parameters. Initially, ζc was set equal to 1.1Zc. Nasrifar et al.16 developed a two-parameter cubic equation of state. Both parameters are taken temperature dependent. Nasrifar et al.17 used fugacity coefficient of a cubic equation of state. Henry’s law constant of a solute in a solvent was incorporated into binary interaction parameter of the classical attractive parameter mixing rule. Twu et al.18,19 proposed an approach to locate an optimum two-parameter cubic equation of state. A methodology was also proposed to modify Twu’s CEOS/AE zero-pressure mixing rules to extend the range of application of these mixing rules. Kubic20 presented a modification of the Martin equation of state suitable for vapour-liquid equilibrium calculations. The temperature dependence of this modification is determined from the second virial coefficient correlation of Tsonopoulos and the pure-component vapour pressures. Wenzel et al.21 extended a van der Waals-type equation of state by a fluid term containing one adjustable parameter to include a solid phase.

By transforming the equation of state, one variable cubic equation in the molar volume can be obtained at given temperature and pressure. There are three roots for any one variable cubic equation in the molar volume. On one hand, which of three roots is selected to become the sole correct answer of the molar volume? On the other hand, how does one actually deduce the complete and accurate analytical solution from one variable cubic equation in the molar volume? Three goals of this work are respectively: (1) to deduce the complete analytical solution of one variable cubic equation with four arbitrary coefficients; (2) to attain the molar volume of equation of state with the attractive pressure term of universal quadratic tri-equation, adopting the complete analytical solution of one variable cubic equation; and (3) to acquire the solutions for some famous equations of state from the current references.

With three purposes in mind, the remainder of the article is arranged as follows. In section “Equation of state with the intermolecular attraction force of universal quadratic trinomial”, the molar volume of equation of state with the intermolecular attraction force of universal quadratic trinomial can be obtained according to the complete analytical solution of one variable cubic equation in Supplementary Material B. Again, in section “Some special cases of the general solution of cubic EOS”, the solutions for many well known equations of state from the current references were easily achieved in terms of these useful expressions from section “Equation of state with the intermolecular attraction force of universal quadratic trinomial”. Later, in section “Experimental verification”, the present values were compared with the experimental ones and ones in some references from section “Some special cases of the general solution of cubic EOS”. In the end, section “Conclusion” provides the conclusion from the current research study. In Supplementary Material A, the complete and precise analytical solution is presented about one variable cubic equation with two arbitrary real constants p and q: Inline graphic, p, qR, yC. The full and exact analytical expression is presented about one variable cubic equation with four arbitrary real constants a, b, c and d: Inline graphic, a, b, c, dR, a ≠ 0, xC, using variable transformation and the analytical solution from Supplementary Material A.

Equation of state with the intermolecular attraction force of universal quadratic trinomial

Perhaps equation of state generally expresses pressure as the sum of two terms, a repulsion pressure and an attraction pressure. Cubic equation of state is the most useful tools to predict the thermodynamic equilibrium state of simple fluids and their mixtures. Their fundamental base, which has been accepted since the pioneer work of van der Waals, is the physical notion of an ensemble of spherical particles, which interact through an attractive potential and a hard core. Cubic equations of state are not based on some particular molecules, however, they allow us to improve the treatment. By a simple considering of the intermolecular attraction forces, the cubic equations of state can be expressed as22

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where Inline graphic J/(mol K) symbolises the universal gas constant, Inline graphic J/(molecule K) the Boltzmann’s constant, Inline graphic molecules/mol the Avogadro’s constant, T the temperature, v the molar volume, b the occupied volume per mole molecule, Inline graphic, a(T) ≥ 0 a function dependent on the temperature T, and c and d the constant parameters, c ≥ d.

Rewriting Eq. (1) as

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When T = Tc and p = pc, Eq. (2) becomes

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where Tc and pc denote the critical temperature and critical pressure, respectively.

One variable cubic Eq. (3) has three equal real roots v = vc, defined as the critical molar volume.

Supplementary table S1 is the base of deriving Supplementary table S2. Substituting Eq. (3) into Eq. (2) in Supplementary table S2 obtains

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Substituting Eq. (4) into Eq. (5) obtains

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Substituting Eqs. (4) and (7) into Eq. (6) leads to

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From Eq. (4)

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With the help of Eq. (7)

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With Eq. (8)

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Substituting Eq. (9) into Eq. (10) obtains

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Substituting Eq. (11) into Eq. (13) obtains

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Substituting Eq. (16) into Eq. (9) obtains

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Substituting Eq. (16) into Eq. (11) shows

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In light of Eqs. (17) and (19)

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Use the critical data Tc and pc and the acentric factor ω as input data and which yields a substance-dependent critical compressibility factor

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Substituting Eq. (22) into Eq. (16) obtains

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Substituting Eqs. (22) and (25) into Eq. (20) obtains

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Through Eqs. (22) and (25)

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Substituting Eq. (28) into Eq. (27) obtains

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Of course

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The first volumetric derivative of the pressure in Eq. (1) at the critical point of the fluid vanishes

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The second volumetric derivative of the pressure at the critical point of the fluid vanishes, viz.

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Equation (32) divided by Eq. (34) deduces

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Introducing Eq. (36) into Eq. (1) in Supplementary table S2 gives

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Equation (24) plus Eqs. (29) and (30) easily clarifies

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Substituting Eq. (47) into Eq. (24) obtains

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Substituting Eqs. (47) and (48) into Eq. (29) obtains

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It is noteworthy that Eq. (51) is the same as Eq. (36).

Adopting Eq. (4)

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Introducing Eq. (52) into Eqs. (10) and (11) leads to, respectively

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Introducing Eq. (53) into Eq. (54) gets

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Furthermore, it is very interesting to note that Eq. (55) is equivalent to Eq. (36), too.

The amount-of-substance concentration of B defines

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Introducing Eq. (56) into Eq. (1) demonstrates

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Because of Inline graphic, Inline graphic, and Inline graphic, write the virial expansion according to the infinite decreasing geometric sequence

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The compressibility factor is

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The second, third and fourth virial coefficients write, respectively

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In fact, the attractive square-well potential is still used in nuclear physics textbooks. Its definition is

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where σ, λ and ε denote the diameter of the hard core, the attractive range and the depth of the well in unit of the energy, respectively.

Moreover, the second virial coefficient is

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According to Eqs. (61) and (67)

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Define three reduced variables.

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Equation (1) is rewritten as

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Via Eq. (22)

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Introducing Eq. (72) into Eq. (71) leads to

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From Eq. (25)

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Introducing Eq. (76) into Eq. (75) leads to

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Introducing Eq. (69) into Eq. (77) detects

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As a matter of fact, the reduced vapor pressure of the saturated vapor phase at a reduced temperature of 0.7 defines

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The acentric factor22 exhibits

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Some special cases of the general solution of cubic EOS

Equation (1) can be rewritten in another form as

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Therefore

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Introducing Eqs. (86) and (87) into Eq. (44) detects

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Introducing Eq. (89) into Eqs. (84) and (85) detects

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Equation (89) plus Eqs. (90) and (91) clarifies

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Introducing Eq. (92) into Eq. (47) detects

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Equation (90) plus Eq. (91) clarifies

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Introducing Eqs. (94) and (92) into Eq. (48) detects

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On the other hand, according to Eqs. (1) and (83)

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Introducing Eqs. (29), (30) and (24) into Eqs. (96) and (97) detects, respectively

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Nasrifar-Moshfeghian16 equation of state when Inline graphic and Inline graphic

Introducing Inline graphic and Inline graphic into Eqs. (93), (89), (95), (90) and (91) detects, respectively

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In order to determine a temperature dependency for the parameter a(T), first the temperature is scaled according to

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where Tpt is called pseudo triple point temperature, for it is the characteristic of a component and could be smaller or larger than the real triple point temperature of the component.

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Introducing Inline graphic and Inline graphic into Eq. (83) detects

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where choose an optimization value Inline graphic

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Introducing Eq. (118) into Eq. (117) gets

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From Eq. (76)

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Equation (101) times Eq. (102) clarifies

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Introducing Eqs. (122) and (107) into Eq. (119) gets

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Introducing Eq. (116) into Eq. (77) therefore gets

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Schmidt-Wenzel13 equation of state when Inline graphic

Introducing Inline graphic into Eqs. (89), (90), (91), (93) and (95) detects, respectively

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Introducing Eq. (126) into Eq. (125) reveals

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From Eq. (24)

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From Eq. (125)

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Introducing Inline graphic and Inline graphic completely satisfying Inline graphic into Eqs. (126) and (130) obeys, respectively

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An approximate value of Eq. (133) is given by13

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The experimental critical compressibility factor obeys a linear empirical relationship for non-associating substances13

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The quantity of interest and an approximate measure are the reduced co-volume b/vc because the value of b is generally close to that of the calculated liquid molar volume vL at low reduced temperatures. Using data for 65 compounds as given in a compilation of thermophysical properties, the exact solution of Eq. (133) is compared with the approximative solution of Eq. (135) in Fig. 1. Two almost straight lines depicted by Reference 13 and present paper are completely same for the ω range considered.

Fig. 1.

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Comparison of the exact and approximative solutions of b/vc, Eq. (133) and Eq. (135), respectively, calculated for 65 compounds.

For the critical compressibility factor, the calculated values of Eq. (134) are compared with the experimental ones of Eq. (136) in Fig. 2. Two almost straight lines depicted by Reference 13 and present paper are completely same for the ω range considered. In Fig. 2, since the two trends are parallel (equality of slopes), I can suggest a new corrected term 0.331 different than 0.291 in Eq. (136) related to the experimental critical compressibility factor obeying a linear empirical relationship for non-associating substances. Or it’s related to the degree of association!

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Experimental and calculated critical compressibility factors for 65 compounds.

Use the acentric factor ω as input data. Table 1 lists two parameters the reduced co-volume, and the critical compressibility factor. Table 1 shows that ζc is always greater than Zc and the difference Inline graphic is approximately constant 0.042.

Table 1.

Reduced co-volume and the critical compressibility factor.

No. Substance
name
ω 13 Equation (135)
b/vc
Equation (133)
b/vc
Equation (136)
Z c
ζ c 13 Equation (134)
ζ c
ζc-Zc
1 Neon -0.029 0.26052 0.26057 0.29332 0.33587 0.33587 0.042551
2 Argon 0.001 0.25987 0.25990 0.29092 0.33325 0.33325 0.042327
3 Krypton 0.005 0.25978 0.25981 0.29060 0.33290 0.33290 0.042301
4 Xenon 0.008 0.25972 0.25974 0.29036 0.33264 0.33264 0.042282
5 Methane 0.012 0.25963 0.25966 0.29004 0.33230 0.33230 0.042258
6 Oxygen 0.025 0.25935 0.25937 0.28900 0.33119 0.33119 0.042186
7 Nitrogen 0.039 0.25905 0.25907 0.28788 0.33000 0.33000 0.042119
8 Carbon monoxide 0.053 0.25875 0.25876 0.28676 0.32882 0.32882 0.042064
9 Fluorine 0.054 0.25873 0.25874 0.28668 0.32874 0.32874 0.042060
10 Chlorine 0.090 0.25797 0.25797 0.28380 0.32577 0.32577 0.041970
11 Ethane 0.099 0.25778 0.25778 0.28308 0.32504 0.32504 0.041958
12 Propene 0.144 0.25684 0.25684 0.27948 0.32144 0.32144 0.041965
13 Propane 0.153 0.25666 0.25665 0.27876 0.32074 0.32074 0.041978
14 Methylchloride 0.153 0.25666 0.25665 0.27876 0.32074 0.32074 0.041978
15 2-Methyl-propane 0.183 0.25604 0.25604 0.27636 0.31841 0.31841 0.042054
16 Freon 0.189 0.25592 0.25592 0.27588 0.31795 0.31795 0.042074
17 Acetylene 0.190 0.25590 0.25590 0.27580 0.31788 0.31788 0.042078
18 But-1-ene 0.191 0.25588 0.25588 0.27572 0.31780 0.31780 0.042081
19 Carbon tetrachloride 0.193 0.25584 0.25584 0.27556 0.31765 0.31765 0.042089
20 i-Butene 0.194 0.25582 0.25582 0.27548 0.31757 0.31757 0.042092
21 1,3-Butadiene 0.195 0.25580 0.25580 0.27540 0.31750 0.31750 0.042096
22 Cyclopentane 0.196 0.25578 0.25578 0.27532 0.31742 0.31742 0.042100
23 Freon 13 0.198 0.25574 0.25573 0.27516 0.31727 0.31727 0.042108
24 n-Butane 0.199 0.25572 0.25571 0.27508 0.31719 0.31719 0.042112
25 cis-But-2-ene 0.202 0.25566 0.25565 0.27484 0.31696 0.31696 0.042124
26 Freon 12 0.204 0.25562 0.25561 0.27468 0.31681 0.31681 0.042133
27 trans-But-2-ene 0.205 0.25560 0.25559 0.27460 0.31674 0.31674 0.042137
28 Freon 21 0.210 0.25550 0.25549 0.27420 0.31636 0.31636 0.042159
29 Benzene 0.212 0.25546 0.25545 0.27404 0.31621 0.31621 0.042168
30 Cyclohexane 0.212 0.25546 0.25545 0.27404 0.31621 0.31621 0.042168
31 Freon 22 0.221 0.25528 0.25527 0.27332 0.31553 0.31553 0.042212
32 Carbon dioxide 0.225 0.25520 0.25519 0.27300 0.31523 0.31523 0.042233
33 2-Methyl-butane 0.227 0.25516 0.25515 0.27284 0.31508 0.31508 0.042243
34 Methylcyclopentane 0.231 0.25508 0.25507 0.27252 0.31479 0.31479 0.042265
35 Pent-1-ene 0.233 0.25504 0.25503 0.27236 0.31464 0.31464 0.042276
36 Methylcyclohexane 0.236 0.25498 0.25497 0.27212 0.31441 0.31441 0.042294
37 Freon 114 0.246 0.25478 0.25477 0.27132 0.31367 0.31367 0.042354
38 Chlorobenzene 0.249 0.25472 0.25472 0.27108 0.31345 0.31345 0.042373
39 Ammonia 0.250 0.25470 0.25470 0.27100 0.31338 0.31338 0.042379
40 n-Pentane 0.251 0.25468 0.25468 0.27092 0.31331 0.31331 0.042385
41 cis-Pent-2-ene 0.251 0.25468 0.25468 0.27092 0.31331 0.31331 0.042385
42 Freon 142 0.251 0.25468 0.25468 0.27092 0.31331 0.31331 0.042385
43 Freon 113 0.256 0.25458 0.25458 0.27052 0.31294 0.31294 0.042418
44 Sulphur dioxide 0.256 0.25458 0.25458 0.27052 0.31294 0.31294 0.042418
45 trans-Pent-2-ene 0.259 0.25452 0.25452 0.27028 0.31272 0.31272 0.042439
46 Toluene 0.263 0.25444 0.25444 0.26996 0.31243 0.31243 0.042466
47 Ethylcyclopentane 0.271 0.25428 0.25428 0.26932 0.31184 0.31184 0.042524
48 Ethyl ether 0.281 0.25409 0.25409 0.26852 0.31112 0.31112 0.042600
49 n-Hexane 0.299 0.25374 0.25374 0.26708 0.30983 0.30983 0.042748
50 Ethylbenzene 0.302 0.25368 0.25368 0.26684 0.30961 0.30961 0.042774
51 Naphthalene 0.302 0.25368 0.25368 0.26684 0.30961 0.30961 0.042774
52 2,2,4-Tri-methyl-pentane 0.303 0.25366 0.25366 0.26676 0.30954 0.30954 0.042782
53 Acetone 0.304 0.25364 0.25364 0.26668 0.30947 0.30947 0.042791
54 o-Xylene 0.310 0.25352 0.25352 0.26620 0.30904 0.30904 0.042845
55 p-Xylene 0.320 0.25333 0.25333 0.26540 0.30834 0.30834 0.042938
56 m-Xylene 0.325 0.25323 0.25324 0.26500 0.30799 0.30799 0.042986
57 i-Propylbenzene 0.326 0.25321 0.25322 0.26492 0.30792 0.30792 0.042996
58 n-Heptane 0.349 0.25277 0.25278 0.26308 0.30631 0.30631 0.043231
59 Octafluorocyclobutane 0.356 0.25264 0.25265 0.26252 0.30583 0.30583 0.043307
60 Ethyl acetate 0.362 0.25253 0.25253 0.26204 0.30541 0.30541 0.043374
61 Aniline 0.384 0.25211 0.25212 0.26028 0.30391 0.30391 0.043632
62 n-Butylbenzene 0.393 0.25194 0.25195 0.25956 0.30330 0.30330 0.043742
63 n-Octane 0.398 0.25185 0.25186 0.25916 0.30297 0.30296 0.043806
64 n-Nonane 0.445 0.25098 0.25099 0.25540 0.29985 0.29984 0.044445
65 n-Decane 0.489 0.25018 0.25020 0.25188 0.29700 0.29700 0.045120

From Eq. (133)

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Introducing Eq. (139) into Eq. (1) in Supplementary table S2 can obtain Inline graphic or Inline graphic satisfying for 65 compounds in Table 1.

Introducing Eqs. (134) and (133) into Eq. (131) obtains

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Introducing Inline graphic and Inline graphic into Eqs. (128) and (129) discovers

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The temperature dependence of a(T) has been selected

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Introducing Eq. (145) into Eq. (77) therefore gets

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According to Eq. (83), introducing Inline graphic leads to the inequality for ever existing

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Introducing Eq. (148) into Eq. (147) gets two conditions as long as

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In Sect. 2.1, the condition for Inline graphic and Inline graphic satisfies Eq. (149).

Twu-Sim-Tassone18 equation of state when Inline graphic and Inline graphic

Introducing Inline graphic and Inline graphic complying with Inline graphic in Sect. 2.2 and Eq. (149) into Eqs. (125)–(129) detects, respectively

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Introducing Eqs. (151) and (150) into Eq. (132) obtains

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The temperature dependence of a(T) is determined

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Introducing Eqs. (152) and (156) into Eq. (77) obtains

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Soave9 equation of state when Inline graphic and Inline graphic

Introducing Inline graphic and Inline graphic obeying Inline graphic in Sect. 2.2 and Eq. (149) into Eqs. (125)–(129) detects, respectively

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Introducing Eqs. (159) and (158) into Eq. (132) obtains

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The temperature dependence of a(T) is

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Introducing Eqs. (160) and (164) into Eq. (77) gets

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Peng-Robinson10 equation of state when Inline graphic and Inline graphic

Introducing Inline graphic and Inline graphic satisfying Inline graphic in Sect. 2.2 and Eq. (149) into Eqs. (125)–(129) detects, respectively

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Introducing Eqs. (167) and (166) into Eq. (132) obtains

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The temperature dependence of a(T) is

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Introducing Eq. (172) into Eq. (77) gets

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Harmens12 equation of state when Inline graphic and Inline graphic

Introducing Inline graphic and Inline graphic satisfying Inline graphic in Sect. 2.2 and Eq. (149) into Eqs. (125)–(129) detects, respectively

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Introducing Eqs. (175) and (174) into Eq. (132) obtains

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Kubic20 equation of state when Inline graphic

Equation (29) is equal to Eq. (30) to obtain

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Introducing Eq. (180) into Eq. (25) obtains

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Introducing Inline graphic and Eq. (180) into Eq. (29) obtains

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Introducing Eqs. (180) and (182) into Eq. (24) obtains

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where

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The parameter Zc in Eqs. (186) and (187) is the experimental critical compressibility factor. Equation (185), while it does not predict the experimental critical compressibility factor, does predict a value which is linearly dependent on the experimental value by introducing Eqs. (186) and (187) into Eq. (185)

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The calculated values of Eq. (188) are compared with the experimental critical compressibility factors in Fig. 3, which shows that ζc is always bigger than Zc. Further, the difference Inline graphic is approximately constant 0.043. In Fig. 3, likewise, I can suggest an interesting linear relationship between experimental results and the Kubic model. It’s a kind of correction and adaptation, or prediction for other non treated compounds. I can suggest a new corrected term 0.331 different than 0.291 in Eq. (136) related to the experimental critical compressibility factor obeying a linear empirical relationship for non-associating substances.

Fig. 3.

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Experimental and calculated critical compressibility factors for 65 compounds.

Experimental verification

Some thermophysical properties and data will be experimentally determined for 65 compounds as given in Table 1. In cases where data points are given in temperature steps of 4℃, as is the case for some refrigerants. These experimental data must include the four critical data (critical pressure pc, critical molar volume vc, critical temperature Tc, and critical compressibility factor Zc) and acentric factor ω. Of course, other related parameters, such as the reduced molar volume Inline graphic of the saturated vapor phase and the hard sphere diameter σ, are to be given, too. Experimental devices used in the test are used by changing the pressure and temperature. Closed-loop control of vapor slip can be achieved by sensor. The cross-sensitivity of sensor to vapor finally becomes an advantage, and the average of vapor leakage is further reduced.

The critical pressure, critical molar volume vc, critical temperature, acentric factor and critical compressibility factor of 16 substances are presented in Table 2. The acentric factors of the present paper are close to the values in Reference 22. The critical compressibility factors of the present paper approach the values in Ref.22.

Table 2.

Acentric factor and critical compressibility factor.

No. Substance
name
pc (MPa) vc (cm3/mol) Tc (K) ω 22 ω Z c 22 Equation (136)
Z c
1 Neon 2.65 41.8 44.4 -0.037 -0.029 0.300 0.29332
2 Argon 5.00 74.5 150.9 -0.003 0.001 0.297 0.29092
3 Xenon 5.83 118.3 289.7 0.002 0.008 0.286 0.29036
4 Methane 4.64 99.0 190.6 0.016 0.012 0.290 0.29004
5 Nitrogen 3.40 92.2 126.3 0.036 0.039 0.298 0.28788
6 Ethane 4.91 141.8 305.5 0.100 0.099 0.274 0.28308
7 Propane 4.26 196.0 370.0 0.160 0.153 0.272 0.27876
8 Freon 12 4.13 215.2 385.0 0.175 0.204 0.278 0.27468
9 Acetylene 6.24 113.2 308.7 0.188 0.190 0.275 0.27580
10 Benzene 4.92 256.9 562.6 0.207 0.212 0.270 0.27404
11 Carbon dioxide 7.38 94.0 304.2 0.224 0.225 0.275 0.27300
12 Ammonia 11.29 72.5 405.6 0.252 0.250 0.243 0.27100
13 Freon 113 3.41 325.1 487.3 0.255 0.256 0.274 0.27052
14 n-Hexane 3.03 368.3 507.9 0.299 0.299 0.264 0.26708
15 Water 22.12 56.7 647.3 0.344 0.344 0.233 0.26348
16 Ethyl acetate 3.85 286.3 523.3 0.367 0.362 0.253 0.26204

The corresponding graph of the parameter αc is depicted in Fig. 4.

Fig. 4.

Fig. 4

Parameter αc of 16 substances.

The corresponding graph of the parameter Inline graphic is depicted in Fig. 5.

Fig. 5.

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Parameter Inline graphic of 16 substances.

The two parameters in Figs. 5 and 6 are presented in Table 3.

Fig. 6.

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A relation between reduced pressure and molar volume.

Table 3.

Two parameters of reference22.

No. Substance
name
ω 22 Inline graphic 22 αc 22 Equation (81)
α c
Inline graphic 22 Equation (82) Inline graphic
1 Neon -0.037 19.01 0.8070 0.80566 0.1828 0.19438
2 Argon -0.003 21.40 0.8079 0.80983 0.2383 0.22428
3 Xenon 0.002 22.10 0.8140 0.81232 0.2037 0.21435
4 Methane 0.016 22.70 0.8114 0.81149 0.2469 0.24523
5 Nitrogen 0.036 23.05 0.8009 0.80709 0.3570 0.31275
6 Ethane 0.100 28.96 0.8247 0.81758 0.2892 0.34046
7 Propane 0.160 34.17 0.8258 0.82147 0.3742 0.40547
8 Freon 12 0.175 34.97 0.8181 0.81937 0.4535 0.44383
9 Acetylene 0.188 36.11 0.8188 0.81958 0.4672 0.46167
10 Benzene 0.207 39.23 0.8219 0.82629 0.4729 0.43977
11 Carbon dioxide 0.224 38.70 0.8191 0.81653 0.5171 0.53677
12 Ammonia 0.252 46.89 0.8382 0.83876 0.4146 0.41108
13 Freon 113 0.255 43.14 0.8208 0.82276 0.5494 0.53445
14 n-Hexane 0.299 49.25 0.8269 0.82710 0.5640 0.56238
15 Water 0.344 61.67 0.8411 0.84200 0.5170 0.50899
16 Ethyl acetate 0.367 60.24 0.8317 0.82932 0.6171 0.63365

A lot of theoretical values and the experimental ones are shown in Fig. 6 about reduced pressure pr and reduced molar volume vr. The theoretical values of this study are in better agreement with the experimental ones than other ones from some typical Refs.710,12,13,16,18,20. Especially, in Fig. 6a–e, the van der Waals values from Reference 7 are in bigger disagreement with the experimental ones. In Fig. 6c and d, the prvr behavior at a given temperature appears as a bell-shaped curve, which is not correct since it will indicate unstable. A bell-shaped prvr curve typically indicates the equilibrium. Further clarification is needed to justify this behavior.

The theoretical values of the occupied volume per mole molecule labeled b are compared with the experimental ones listed in Table 4. The theoretical values of b are very close to the experimental ones. From Eq. (68), the important constant b is directly determined by the diameter of the hard core σ.

Table 4.

Experimental and theoretical values of b (mL/mol).

No. Substance
name
vc (cm3/mol)22 Experimental Theoretical
1 Neon 41.8 14.792 14.721
2 Argon 74.5 26.836 26.797
3 Xenon 118.3 40.713 40.669
4 Methane 99.0 34.671 34.645
5 Nitrogen 92.2 32.545 32.516
6 Ethane 141.8 47.461 47.393
7 Propane 196.0 67.260 67.355
8 Freon 12 215.2 75.452 75.372
9 Acetylene 113.2 39.085 38.932
10 Benzene 256.9 91.852 91.613
11 Carbon dioxide 94.0 31.273 31.286
12 Ammonia 72.5 24.360 24.394
13 Freon 113 325.1 114.86 114.80
14 n-Hexane 368.3 127.55 127.09
15 Water 56.7 18.255 18.251
16 Ethyl acetate 286.3 93.712 93.156

Some parameters of carbon dioxide are at Inline graphic atm, Inline graphic K, Inline graphic bar, Inline graphic K. For the van der Waals equation of state2325.

Inline graphic Pa m6 mol− 2.

Inline graphic m3 mol− 1.

Inline graphic

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If use the unit L/mol of Vm on behalf of the unit m3/mol of v.

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So the molar volume of carbon dioxide is Inline graphic L/mol at Inline graphic atm and Inline graphic K.

The theoretical values of the molar volume labeled v are compared with the experimental ones listed in Tables 5, 6 and 7.

Table 5.

Experimental and theoretical values of v (mL/mol) for Propene with pc = 4,613,000 Pa, Tc = 364.8 K and ω = 0.142.

No. p (Pa) T (K) Test value Three roots of Reference26 Three roots of Reference15 This study
vexp 26 v 1 v 2 v 3 v 1 v 2 v 3 v
1 0.000918 87.9 55.07 53.907 1950.7 7.9612e11 56.624 1979.1 7.9612e11 54.945
2 0.00160 89.4 55.18 53.971 1907.4 4.6457e11 56.694 1935.2 4.6457e11 54.997
3 0.00274 90.9 55.29 54.036 1865.7 2.7583e11 56.764 1892.8 2.7583e11 55.013
4 0.00459 92.4 55.39 54.101 1825.4 1.6738e11 56.835 1851.9 1.6738e11 55.572
5 0.00756 93.9 55.50 54.167 1786.5 1.0327e11 56.907 1812.3 1.0327e11 55.646
6 0.0122 95.4 55.61 54.234 1748.8 6.5016e10 56.980 1774.1 6.5016e10 55.827
7 0.0195 96.9 55.72 54.302 1712.4 4.1316e10 57.054 1737.1 4.1316e10 55.917
8 0.0306 98.4 55.84 54.370 1677.2 2.6737e10 57.128 1701.3 2.6737e10 56.013
9 0.0473 99.9 55.95 54.439 1643.0 1.7560e10 57.203 1666.7 1.7560e10 56.138
10 0.0721 101.4 56.06 54.509 1610.0 1.1693e10 57.279 1633.1 1.1693e10 56.247
11 0.108 102.9 56.17 54.579 1577.9 7.9218e9 57.355 1600.6 7.9218e9 56.382
12 20.8 127.9 58.17 55.871 1160.1 5.1124e7 58.758 1176.8 5.1124e7 57.946
13 603 152.9 60.39 57.420 886.35 2,107,253 60.441 899.53 2,107,258 59.143
14 6090 177.9 62.91 59.304 695.37 242,073 62.482 706.34 242,081 62.823
15 32,400 202.9 65.79 61.632 557.48 51,397 64.999 567.00 51,407 65.087
16 114,000 227.9 69.16 64.581 455.98 16,050 68.178 464.49 16,060 68.954

Table 6.

Experimental and theoretical values of v (mL/mol) for 1-butene with pc = 4,020,000 Pa, Tc = 419.5 K and ω = 0.194.

No. p (Pa) T (K) Test value Three roots of Reference26 Three roots of Reference15 This study
vexp 26 v 1 v 2 v 3 v 1 v 2 v 3 v
1 0.000000356 87.8 70.09 70.317 3300.8 2.0506e15 72.683 3335.7 2.0506e15 69.891
2 0.00000187 91.3 70.35 70.468 3136.6 4.0594e14 72.843 3169.6 4.0594e14 70.287
3 0.00000858 94.8 70.62 70.622 2985.2 9.1866e13 73.006 3016.3 9.1866e13 70.593
4 0.0000351 98.3 70.89 70.779 2845.1 2.3285e13 73.173 2874.6 2.3285e13 70.784
5 0.000129 101.8 71.16 70.940 2715.2 6.5613e12 73.343 2743.3 6.5613e12 71.049
6 0.000432 105.3 71.44 71.105 2594.5 2.0266e12 73.517 2621.1 2.0266e12 71.272
7 0.00133 108.8 71.71 71.273 2481.9 6.8016e11 73.695 2507.3 6.8016e11 71.483
8 0.00379 112.3 72.00 71.444 2376.8 2.4636e11 73.876 2401.0 2.4636e11 71.571
9 0.0101 115.8 72.28 71.620 2278.5 9.5328e10 74.062 2301.6 9.5328e10 71.943
10 0.0251 119.3 72.57 71.799 2186.2 3.9518e10 74.252 2208.4 3.9518e10 72.045
11 0.0592 122.8 72.86 71.983 2099.6 1.7247e10 74.446 2120.8 1.7247e10 72.184
12 0.132 126.3 73.16 72.170 2018.0 7.9554e9 74.644 2038.4 7.9554e9 72.413
13 49.8 161.3 76.34 74.294 1408.4 2.6928e7 76.891 1422.7 2.6928e7 75.645
14 1800 196.3 80.00 76.979 1030.0 905,558 79.728 1040.9 905,564 79.105
15 19,000 231.3 84.31 80.450 778.05 100,291 83.389 787.05 100,299 83.824
16 98,600 266.3 89.52 85.091 605.22 21,698 88.274 612.98 21,707 88.917

Table 7.

Experimental and theoretical values of v (mL/mol) for 1-pentene with pc = 3,555,000 Pa, Tc = 464.4 K and ω = 0.233.

No. p (Pa) T (K) Test value Three roots of Reference26 Three roots of Reference15 This study
vexp 26 v 1 v 2 v 3 v 1 v 2 v 3 v
1 0.00000448 107.93 86.64 88.373 3768.2 2.0031e14 90.303 3796.8 2.0031e14 87.251
2 0.0000167 111.43 86.94 88.547 3610.0 5.5478e13 90.484 3637.2 5.5478e13 87.438
3 0.0000570 114.93 87.25 88.725 3462.0 1.6764e13 90.668 3487.9 1.6764e13 87.613
4 0.000179 118.43 87.56 88.906 3323.2 5.5010e12 90.856 3348.0 5.5010e12 87.814
5 0.000524 121.93 87.87 89.091 3193.0 1.9347e12 91.047 3216.7 1.9347e12 87.927
6 0.00143 125.43 88.19 89.279 3070.5 7.2928e11 91.243 3093.2 7.2928e11 88.241
7 0.00368 128.93 88.51 89.472 2955.0 2.9130e11 91.442 2976.8 2.9130e11 88.547
8 0.00892 123.43↓ 88.83 89.171↓ 3139.6↓ 1.1505e11↓ 91.130↓ 3162.8↓ 1.1505e11↓ 88.145
9 0.0206 135.93 89.16 89.868 2743.1 5.4863e10 91.853 2763.2 5.4863e10 89.237
10 0.0452 139.43 89.49 90.072 2645.7 2.5648e10 92.065 2665.0 2.5648e10 90.018
11 0.0950 142.93 89.83 90.281 2553.4 1.2509e10 92.281 2572.0 1.2509e10 90.193
12 0.192 146.43 90.17 90.494 2465.8 6.3410e9 92.502 2483.7 6.3410e9 90.279
13 0.373 149.93 90.51 90.711 2382.6 3.3420e9 92.727 2399.8 3.3420e9 90.484
14 59.3 184.93 94.18 93.150 1734.9 2.5927e7 95.255 1747.5 2.5927e7 93.872
15 1480 219.93 98.36 96.181 1308.3 1,234,044 98.395 1318.1 1,234,048 97.978
16 13,200 254.93 103.21 100.02 1011.8 159,379 102.37 1019.9 159,384 102.876

In Tables 5, 6 and 7, the pressure p and test value v of molar volume are monotonously increasing. The pressure is much lower than the standard atmospheric pressure 101,325 Pa. The changing range of the pressure is very large from 0.000000356 Pa to 114,000 Pa. The temperature T is monotonously increasing only in Table 7 except for one datum 123.43 labeled ↓ decreasing (this experimental data point does not seem valid, or it seems that the data point 123.43 K is a typographical error and probably it should be 132.43 K). The changing range of the temperature is large from 87.8 K to 266.3 K, too. One variable cubic Eq. (2) has three unequal real roots labeled v1, v2, v3. Hold Inline graphic and Inline graphic. According to the test values and theoretical ones of molar volume, the smallest positive root v1 is selected as the molar volume. In Reference 15, one variable cubic equation in Ωb has one real positive root and two conjugate imaginary roots. Therefore, Ωb is the smallest positive real root in the subsequent calculations. According to Tables 5, 6 and 7, a residual plot, such as percentage molar volume error versus pressure or temperature, can be obtained, as it provides more informative insight into the model’s accuracy.

Conclusion

  1. The parameters in any equation of state with two different real roots for any substance, which includes the gas, liquid and solid, are given in terms of intermolecular attractive force. Using the analytical formulas of one variable cubic equation, a complete analytical solution is deduced to obtain the molar volume of equation of state for any given pressure and temperature.

  2. The values in the present article are compared with the experimental ones and ones in some references. The theoretical values of this study are in better agreement with the experimental ones than ones in other references.

  3. It is clear that the equation of state has three unequal real roots of the molar volume under the extremely low pressure and temperature. When there are 3 real roots in the molar volume, then the smallest positive root is the liquid phase, and the biggest positive root is the vapour phase. The equation of state for the ideal gas is applicable only for the pressure p ≤ 20,000,000 Pa and temperature T ≤ 253 K. Compared with the experimental data, the equation of state for any substance, which includes the gas, liquid and solid, is applicable for the extremely low pressure 0.000000356 ≤ p ≤ 114,000 Pa and temperature 87.8 ≤ T ≤  266.3 K.

  4. Letting the product of two cube roots hold a constant, the three real root formulas of one variable cubic equation are deduced. Two kinds of analytical formulas for the solutions of one variable cubic equation are completely listed in two tables.

  5. The complete analytical solution of one variable cubic equation Inline graphic with four arbitrary coefficients has been receiving wide attention during the past 480 years since there are two accounts of this breakthrough by Girolamo Cardano of Pavia now best known for his Ars Magna in 1545, that gives methods for finding real solutions of cubic and quartic equations, and by Nicolo Tartaglia of Brescia regarding the solution of cubic equations in 154627. The full potential of the complete analytical solution of one variable cubic equation Inline graphic with four arbitrary coefficients is still far from being realized. In the present instance, however, it would require the solution of one variable cubic equation readily available elsewhere to introduce too many fragmentary, incomplete even premature formulae. With this fact in my mind the only sole and important question is: After all, what is the complete analytical solution of one variable cubic equation Inline graphic with four arbitrary coefficients? I myself have derived and tabulated the complete analytical solutions, which cannot be found anywhere, for the roots of the cubic equation Inline graphic with arbitrary coefficients. The complete analytical solution of one variable cubic equation with four arbitrary coefficients is, for solving the cubic equation of state proposed by Guevara-Rodríguez22of utmost importance. As the accuracy and efficiency requirements for solving the cubic equation of state proposed by Guevara-Rodríguez22 are getting increasingly higher, I ought to be better prepared for the complete analytical solution of one variable cubic equation with four arbitrary coefficients. Using the complete analytical solution of one variable cubic equation with four arbitrary coefficients, I myself have solved the cubic equation of state proposed by Guevara-Rodríguez22. A vast digital twin, used by the team of Wang Xiaopeng, a hydrologist at the China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China, is at the heart of the project and a tool for using data on engineering modelling28. There are few global examples that show how to develop digital twins in a robust way with good standards. In general, the concept of digital twin is more advanced in industrial manufacturing than in river management. Improving openness could allow the data and models from several global famous equations of state to be used for the research and development of noncommercial applications. Such as, using a vast digital twin and comparing with several global famous equations of state, I myself have demonstrated the effectiveness and universality of the cubic equation of state proposed by Guevara-Rodríguez22. Open access to the present paper including Supplementary Material A and Supplementary Material B could be to all individuals.

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