The corresponding-states principle helps the understanding and calculating of thermodynamic, transport, and surface properties of substances in various states, required by our modern lifestyle. The Corresponding-States Principle and its Practice: Thermodynamic, Transport and Surface Properties of Fluids describes the origins and applications of the principle from a universal point of view with comparisons to experimental data where possible. It uses the universal theory to explain present theories. Emphasis is on the properties of pure systems, and the corresponding-states theory can also be extended to mixtures, which are treated as pure systems. Furthermore, the author discusses current progress, and shows technicians how to derive practical equations from molecular modeling. The Corresponding-States Principle and its Practice: Thermodynamic, Transport and Surface Properties of Fluids is the ideal handbook for those in chemical science and engineering related to energy, environment, natural gas, and petroleum. * Describes the origins and applications from a universal viewpoint * Includes experimental data for comparisons * Suitable for researchers, applied engineers, and those interested in the corresponding states theory.

1. Introduction -- -- 2. The Corresponding-States Principle from the Continuity of Vapor and Liquid States -- -- 3. Theoretical Basis of the Corresponding-States Principle -- -- 4. The Corresponding-States Parameters -- -- 5. Thermodynamic Properties -- -- 6. Vapor Pressures -- -- 7. Transport Properties -- -- 8. Surface Tension.

"On the occasion of the 125th anniversary since Johannes Diderik van der Waals discovered the corresponding-states principle in Amsterdam in 1880"--Page [v].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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