Monte Carlo simulation of some thermophysical properties of two-centre Lennard-Jones fluids along the vapour–liquid equilibrium curve

Abstract

The vapour pressures, saturated liquid and vapour densities, enthalpies of vaporization, isobaric, and saturation heat capacities are calculated for ethane and ethylene along their vapour-liquid equilibrium (VLE) curves from Monte Carlo simulations using the extended NpT plus test particle (XNpT + TP) method (Boda, D., Liszi, J., and Szalai, I., 1995, Chem. Phys. Lett., 235, 140). The substances are modelled by two-centre Lennard-Jones molecules of elongations L ^* = 0.67 for ethane and L ^* = 0.74 for ethylene. Simulation results are compared with correlated experimental data. In the case of ethylene new values are required for the model parameters to obtain a good agreement with experimental data along the VLE curve. Our results show that the XNpT + TP method is appropriate for the simulation of caloric properties of molecular fluids along the VLE curve.