Equation of state modeling of high-pressure, high-temperature hydrocarbon density data

Experimental densities are reported for n-pentane, n-octane, cyclooctane, 2,2,4-trimethylpentane, n-decane, and toluene to ∼280 MPa and ∼250 °C. These densities are in good agreement with available literature data that typically cover lower pressure and temperature ranges than those reported here. The data are modeled with the Peng–Robinson (PR) and Soave–Redlich–Kwong (SRK) cubic equations, the temperature-dependent, volume-translated SRK equation, the temperature- and density-dependent SRK equation, and the SAFT and PC-SAFT equations. Mean absolute percentage deviation (MAPD) values between densities calculated with the PR equation and literature data are 4.55 for n-pentane, 2.91 for n-octane, 3.68 for cyclooctane, 3.98 for 2,2,4-trimethylpentane, 5.58 for n-decane, and 1.99 for toluene. With the exception of 2,2,4-trimethylpentane, these MAPD values are substantially better than those obtained with the SRK and modified SRK equations. Although both SAFT-based models have MAPD values significantly lower than those with the PR equation, the PC-SAFT equation provides the lowest MAPD values.

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