Estimating Saturated Liquid Density using A) Gunn-Yamada Correlation and B) Rackett Equation

Reference: Section 1.7, Estimation of Liquid Density, 'Handbook of Chemical Engineering Calculations' by Nicholas P.Chopey, 3rd Edition
A. Gunn-Yamada Correlation
where:
V = liquid molar specific volume, cm
3
/g-mol
V
Sc
= See equation A1 below
V
r
(0)
= See equation A2(a) and A2(b) below
e = Acentric factor
I = See equation A-3
-------------- A1
where:
R = 82.06 atm.cm
3
/g-mol.K (universal gas constant)
T
c
= critical temperature, K
P
c
= critical pressure, atm-a
----A2(a)
for 0.2T/T
c
0.8
OR
----A2(b)
for 0.8T/T
c
1.0
where:
T = Actual temperature of the liquid, K
------A3
B. Rackett Equation
where:
V
sat-liq
= molar specific volume for the saturated liquid, cm
3
/g-mol
V
c
= critical molar volume, cm
3
/g-mol
Z
c
= critical compressibility factor
Notes
1. Both the Gunn-Yamada and Rackett equations are limited to saturated liquids.
2. Gunn-Yamada equation is fairly accurate for nonpolar as well as slightly polar compounds.
3. Both the equations give an error of 1% from experimental values for nonpolar compounds.
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Sc
V
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c
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( )
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1
c
T T
c c liq sat
Z V V

=
Saturated Liquid Density Using the Gunn-Yamada Equation
Inputs
Liquid Ammonia
Molecular weight, M 17.031 g/g-mol
Temperature, T 37 C
Critical Temp., T
c 405.65 K
Critical Press., P
c 111.5 atm-a
Crit. Compressibility, Z
c 0.241
Crit. Molar Volume, V
c 72
cm
3
/g-mol
Acentric Factor, 0.253
Gas Constant, R 82.06 atm.cm
3
/g-mol.K
Calculations
V
Sc
= 79.87
cm
3
/g-mol
T/T
c
= 0.765
V
r
(0)
= 0.440
I = 0.201
V = 33.37 cm
3
/g-mol
Density, = 0.510 g/cm
3
Saturated Liquid Density Using the Rackett Equation
Inputs
Liquid Ammonia
Molecular weight, M 17.031 g/g-mol
Temperature, T 37 C
Critical Temp., T
c 405.65 K
Critical Press., P
c 111.5 atm-a
Crit. Compressibility, Z
c 0.241
Crit. Molar Volume, V
c 72
cm
3
/g-mol
Acentric Factor, 0.253
Gas Constant, R 82.06 atm.cm
3
/g-mol.K
Calculations
T/T
c
= 0.765
V
sat-liq
= 28.09
cm
3
/g-mol
Density, = 0.606 g/cm
3
Critical Constants (Reference: Table 2-164: Critical Constants & Acentric Factors of Inorganic and Organic Compounds, Perry's Handbook, 7th Ed.)
NBP or Sat.
Temperature,
C Mol. Wt. T
c
, K P
c
, atm-a
V
c,
cm
3
/g-
mol Z
c

-161.4 16.043 190.564 45.3 99 0.286 0.011

-88.6 30.07 305.32 47.86 146 0.279 0.098
-42.1 44.1 369.83 41.55 200 0.273 0.149
-0.51 58.123 425.12 37.21 255 0.272 0.197
36.07 72.15 469.7 33.16 315 0.271 0.251
68.73 86.177 507.6 30 373 0.269 0.304
-11.79 58.123 408.14 35.73 261 0.278 0.177
27.84 72.15 460.43 33.26 304 0.268 0.226
58 86.177 499.98 30.89 358 0.269 0.246
60.26 86.177 497.5 29.8 366 0.267 0.279
98.42 100.204 540.2 26.84 428 0.259 0.346
-103.74 28.054 282.34 49.64 132 0.283 0.086
-47.69 42.081 365.57 45.69 188 0.286 0.137
-84.7 26.038 308.32 60.69 113 0.271 0.188
80.1 78.114 562.16 48.16 261 0.273 0.209
64.69 32.042 512.64 80.33 117 0.224 0.566
78.3 46.069 513.92 60.4 168 0.240 0.643
-33.3 17.031 405.65 111.5 72 0.241 0.253
Compound
Methane
Ethane
Propane
n-Butane
n-Pentane
n-Hexane
i-Butane
i-Pentane
2,3-Dimethylbutane
i-Hexane (2-Methylpentane)
n-Heptane
Methanol
Ethanol
Ethylene
Propylene
Acetylene
Benzene
Ammonia
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Chemical Engineer
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1. The temperature value in the input cell for temperature should not exceed the value of the "crtitical
temperature" since these equations are meant for saturated liquids and not supercritical liquids.