Update
of Professor Hirasaki�s MATLAB modules (VDW.m and VDWDATA.m)
������� This portion of the project has updated
Professor Hirasaki�s VDW.m
and VDWDATA.m MATLAB modules to calculate adsorption
of gases in a column.� Originally, the
program contained data only for n-C7H16.� Now the modules have been updated for n-C5H12,
n-C6H14, n-C8H18, n-C9H20,
n-C10H22��.
Background
information of the 2D van der Waals
Equation of State may be read on Professor
Hirasaki�s notes.
Experimental
data was used for Hamaker constants (Hough
1980).� The interaction distance h�i
was assumed to remain constant.
The MATLAB
files are available here.
(VDWDATA.m)
Results for HW#8 Problem 1 part (a.) � Separation of n-heptane from air in adsorption column.
n-heptane
n-pentane