Reliable Computation of Homogeneous Azeotropes

Abstract

The determination of the existence and composition of azeotropes is important both from theoretical and practical standpoints. An important test of the veracityofthermodynamic models is whether or not known azeotropes are predicted, and whether or not they are predicted accurately. Model parameters can be #ne tuned by comparing the model predictions can be used as starting points for experimental searches for actual azeotropes. These azeotropes often present limitations in process design whichmust be known, and their determination strictly from experiment alone can be expensive