Statistical Mechanical and Experimental Studies of Thermodynamic Behaviour of Aromatic Hydrocarbons.
Date of Award
1988
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Chemical Engineering
First Advisor
Edward McLaughlin
Abstract
Statistical mechanical studies of aromatic hydrocarbon liquids have been conducted. Aromatic rings are modeled as oblate ellipsoids interacting with a modified gaussian overlap potential. This approach has been tested by molecular dynamics simulations and shown to work well for benzene and naphthalene. Addition of quadrupolar interactions further improves the results. More molecular dynamics simulation data for the gaussian overlap potential, the modified gaussian overlap potential, and a dumbell of the modified gaussian overlap potential have also been generated, to test an existing non-spherical based perturbation theory (Fischer's theory) and a newly introduced sphericalized potential method. Both approximations work qualitatively well for the gaussian overlap potential, work quantitatively as well for the modified gaussian overlap potential, and work only qualitatively in preliminary tests for the dumbell of the modified gaussian overlap potentials. In the experimental program, a C-80 Setaram Calorimeter has been used to measure the heats of fusion and solid and liquid heat capacities of a number of aromatic hydrocarbons, and to construct solid-liquid phase diagrams of three binary systems of aromatic hydrocarbons (fluorene-dibenzofuran, dibenzothiophene-dibenzofuran, and fluorene-dibenzothiophene).
Recommended Citation
Sediawan, Wahyudi Budi, "Statistical Mechanical and Experimental Studies of Thermodynamic Behaviour of Aromatic Hydrocarbons." (1988). LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses. 4675.
https://repository.lsu.edu/gradschool_disstheses/4675
Pages
200
DOI
10.31390/gradschool_disstheses.4675