Density functional approach was used to study the isotropic- nematic (I-N) transition and calculate the values of freezing parameters of the Gay- Berne liquid crystal model. New direct and pair correlation functions of a molecular fluid with Gay- Berne pair potential were used. These new functions were used in density functional theory as input to calculate the isotropic- nematic transition den...

An analytical equation of state has been previously modified by Papari et al. for representing the volumetric properties of molecular fluids. However the performance of that EOS has not been yet well investigated for refrigerant fluids. This study extended that equation to 19 liquid refrigerants to predict their densities at isothermal and saturated states. Two temperature-independent parameter...

The present work is the successful extension of an improved equation of state (EOS) to refrigerant fluids. The objective is the prediction of isothermal and saturated liquid densities of refrigerants. Two temperature-independent parameters appearing in the modified EOS are closely related to critical point properties of refrigerant fluids. Our results showed that, the proposed EOS can predict w...

Long bubble tracks, <1 mm in diameter, have been produced in liquid argon and nitrogen with a nitrogen laser beam (h = 337 nm), offering subnanosecond pulses with small beam divergence. Bubble formation was observed over a wide range of operating conditions, including those for ordinary bubble chamber operation, with a laser pulse of 10 #J. Typical bubble densities obtained were 4-8 bubbles/cm,...

In this paper, at first we have formulated the lowest order constrained variational method for the relativistic case of an interacting fermion system at finite temperature. Then we have used this formalism to calculate some thermodynamic properties of liquid in the relativistic regime. The results show that the difference between total energies of relativistic and non-relativistic cases of liqu...

A second virial coefficient correlation suitable for two different temperatures ranges, (T*)-2£180 and (T*)-2>180, where T* is RT/DHvap is presented. The equation of state can be calculated for different, complicated non-polar, and slightly polar liquid mixtures at any temperature over the range from Ttp to T<su...

In the present paper, the measurements of the bubble-point pressures and the liquid densities of refrigerant mixtures composed ofR-32, R-125 and/orR-143aarereportedfortemperaturesfrom 280to 320 Kin 10 Kintervals and for entire compositions. An experimental apparatus used is a magnetic densimeter coupled with a variable volume cell. Based on the measured bubble-point pressures, the optimization ...

A two-dimensional along-the-channel CFD (computational fluid dynamic) model, coupled with a twophase flow model of liquid water and gas transport for a PEM (proton exchange membrane) fuel cell is described. The model considers non-isothermal operation and thus the non-uniform temperature distribution in the cell structure. Water phase-transfer between the vapour, liquid water and dissolved phas...