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Vladimir Diky, Chris D. Muzny, Alexander Y. Smolyanitsky, Ala Bazyleva, Robert D. Chirico, Joe W. Magee, Yauheni Paulechka, Andrei F. Kazakov, Scott A. Townsend, Eric W. Lemmon, Michael D. Frenkel, Kenneth G. Kroenlein
The ThermoData Engine is a software expert system implementing the concept of dynamic data evaluation for thermophysical and thermochemical properties of, primarily, organic compounds. This new release provides a substantially expanded database of
Psychrometric properties of humid air are widely used in the analysis and modeling of thermal systems. In this work we present a method for obtaining these properties from the multi-fluid mixture formulation forming the so-called GERG mixture model. This
Yauheni Paulechka, Tatsiana Liavitskaya, Andrey V. Blokhin
Stable and metastable crystal phases of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate were obtained in an adiabatic calorimeter providing precise temperature control during crystallization. Heat capacities and temperatures and enthalpies of phase
The thermodynamic principles that pertain to both chemical and overall biochemical reactions are discussed with particular emphasis on enzyme-catalyzed reactions. Chemical reactions involve specific species (which may also be biochemical importance) and
Harold W. Hatch, William P. Krekelberg, Steven D Hudson, Vincent K. Shen
Cubic colloids, sedimented on a surface and immersed in a solution of depletant molecules, were modeled with a family of shapes which smoothly varies from squares to circles. Using Wang-Landau simulations with expanded ensembles, we observe the formation
Harold W. Hatch, Seung Y. Yang, Jeetain Mittal, Vincent K. Shen
Trimers with one attractive bead and two repulsive beads, similar to recently synthesized trimer patchy colloids, were simulated with flat-histogram Monte Carlo methods to obtain the stable self-assembled structures for different shapes and interaction
Howard W. Yoon, John T. Woodward IV, E. R. Woolliams, Joaquin Campos-Acosta
The thermodynamic temperature of the point of inflection of the melting transition of Re-C, Pt-C and Co-C eutectics has been determined to be 2747.84±0.35 K, 2011.43±0.18K and 1597.39±0.13 K, respectively, and the thermodynamic temperature of the freezing
Mark O. McLinden, Richard A. Perkins, Robin Wegge, Markus Richter, Roland Span
The speed of sound of two (argon + carbon dioxide) mixtures was measured over the temperature range from (275 to 500) K with pressures up to 8 MPa utilizing a spherical acoustic resonator. The compositions of the gravimetrically prepared mixtures were (0
We explore a novel method for determining the dew-point density and dew-point pressure of fluid mixtures and compare it to traditional methods. The (p, ρ, T, x) behavior of three (methane + propane) mixtures was investigated with a two-sinker magnetic
In this work, we have compiled enthalpies of formation for nine hydrogen-oxygen species (HxOy) and selected values for use. The compilation consists of values derived from experimental measurements, quantum chemical calculations, and evaluations. This work
Increases in computational capability enabled sophisticated materials design to evolve from trial-and-error approaches towards more informed methodologies that require large amounts of data. Expert designed tools and their underlying databases facilitate
Eugene Paulechka, Andrey V. Blokhin, Ana Rodriguez, Marisa A. Rocha, Luis M.N.B.F. Santos
The heat capacities in the temperature range (5 to 370) K and the parameters of solid-phase phase transitions and fusion were determined for three [Cnmim][NTf2] (n = 10, 14, 16) ILs. The temperature-dependent vapor pressures of [C14mim][NTf2] and [C16mim]
Daniel Siderius, Vincent K. Shen, Raymond D. Mountain, Richard B. Ross, David B. Aeschliman, Riaz Ahmad, John K. Brennan, Myles L. Brostrom, Kevin A. Frankel, Jonathan D. Moore, Joshua D. Moore, Derrick M. Poirier, Matthias Thommes, Nathan E. Schultz, Kenneth D. Smith
The primary goal of the eighth industrial fluid properties simulation challenge was to test the ability of molecular simulation methods to predict the adsorption of organic adsorbates in activated carbon materials. The challenge focused, in particular, on
Daniel Siderius, Vincent K. Shen, Raymond D. Mountain, Nathan E. Schultz, Riaz Ahmad, John K. Brennan, Kevin A. Frankel, Jonathan D. Moore, Richard B. Ross, Matthias Thommes, Kenneth D. Smith
The goal of the eighth industrial fluid properties simulation challenge was to test the ability of molecular simulation methods to predict the adsorption of organic adsorbates in activated carbon materials. In particular, the eighth challenge focused on
An equation of state for the calculation of the thermodynamic properties of the hydrofluoro-olefin (HFO) refrigerant R-1234ze(E) is presented. The equation of state (EOS) is expressed in terms of the Helmholtz energy as a function of temperature and
Compressed-liquid densities of three compositions of the binary mixture dimethyl ether (CAS No. 115-10-6) + pentane (CAS No. 109-66-0) have been measured with a vibrating U-tube densimeter. Measurements were made at temperatures from 270 K to 390 K with
Vladimir Diky, Chris Muzny, Alexander Smolyanitsky, Ala Bazyleva, Robert D. Chirico, Joe W. Magee, Eugene Paulechka, Andrei F. Kazakov, Scott Townsend, Eric Lemmon, Michael D. Frenkel, Kenneth Kroenlein
The ThermoData Engine is a software expert system implementing the concept of dynamic data evaluation for thermophysical and thermochemical properties of, primarily, organic compounds. This new release provides a substantially expanded database of
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are molecules that exist on earth due to natural and man-made causes. They are a significant health concern as many PAH compounds are known to be carcinogenic. PAHs are generally thermodynamically stable and
Daniel W. Siderius, Vincent K. Shen, William P. Krekelberg, Gennady Y. Gor, Christopher J. Rasmussen, Noam Bernstein
When a fluid is conned to a nanopore, its thermodynamic properties differ from the properties of a bulk fluid. Measuring certain properties of con fined fluid can provide information about the pore sizes. Here we report a simple relation between the pore
In this article, recent work on calculating high-quality enthalpies of formation for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) based on both density functional theory (DFT) and Gaussian-3 (G3) model chemistry methods is discussed. It is shown that through
In this article, the first principles prediction of enthalpies of formation is demonstrated for 669 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) compounds and a number of related functionalized molecules. It is shown that by extrapolating density functional
Mark O. McLinden, Richard A. Perkins, Eric W. Lemmon, Tara J. Fortin
We report comprehensive thermodynamic property measurements of 1,1,1,2,2,4,5,5,5-nonafluoro-4-(trifluoromethyl)-3-pentanone. The pρT behavior was measured from T = (225 to 470) K with pressures up to 36 MPa using a two-sinker densimeter. These
Yauheni Paulechka, Vladimir Diky, Andrei F. Kazakov, Kenneth G. Kroenlein, Michael D. Frenkel
COSMO-SAC model was re-parameterized using the critically evaluated data generated by the NIST ThermoData Engine for vapor-liquid equilibria, excess enthalpies for binary mixtures, and activity coefficients of components of binary mixtures. The calculated
Jay H. Hendricks, Jacob E. Ricker, Jack A. Stone Jr., Patrick F. Egan, Gregory E. Scace, Gregory F. Strouse, Douglas A. Olson, Donavon Gerty
The future of pressure and vacuum measurement will rely on lasers and Fabry-Perot optical cavities, and will be based on fundamental physics of light interacting with a gas. Light interacts at the quantum level with matter such that light travels at a
Allan H. Harvey, Andrew J. Schultz, David A. Kofke
We report values of the second and third virial coefficients for the system CO2-H2O, calculated as a function of temperature via numerical evaluation of cluster integrals that define the coefficients in terms of the intermolecular potential energy