Redlich Kwong EOS

The Redlich-Kwong (RK) and Soave-RK

systems are Equations of State for fluids.
One gas property they can evaluate is the
ratio of actual density to ideal density. This
ratio, called Z, or the compressibility ratio
allows the determination of actual density
(PM/zRT) with R =10.73 if P is psia, M is
mol weight, T is Rankin, degrees & density
in lb/CF. An original use of Z was a chart of
reduced temperature, Tr=T/Tc and reduced
pressure, Pr=P/Pc. Vs Z. The subscript c,
means critical, tabulated values are available for all gases. Lab measurements of many gases were
gathered and plotted by Standing & Katz. This work is accepted some 70 plus years later. Many
equations have been developed to accurately and not so accurately map this chart. These mapping
equations are adapted equations of state, EOS. The lowest error representation is Dranchuck-
Purvis-Robinson, DPR, using BWR EOS, combined with CWA Pc, Tc corrections. However looking at
results in Table 2, the RK EOS does very well against actual Z data over a wide range of Pr Tr. In-
fact when Tr<1.1 the RK result is nearly always more reliable. Perhaps for Gas phase conditions
there is no advantage (maybe even larger error) using the more elaborate SRK method. Another
format is the h method in a cubic form. The h cubic form as presented converges rapidly. Typically
one to three cycles faster than the cubic RK method. The original h form as given by Perry’s is: Z=
1/(1-h) - 4.934(h/(1+h))/Tr1.5 & h= b/Z or Z=b/h. The direct analytic solution is checked by using
Z for initial value in the implicit solver.

Rev. June 2023 1 of 1 Otis Armstrong PE