Virial Equation Coefficients

Volume explicit form: Z = 1 + B' P + C ' P2 + D ' P3 + "

B C D
Pressure explicit form: Z = 1 + + 2 + 3 + "
V V V
PV
where Z ≡ is defined as the compressibility factor
RT
ZRT
To relate B with B', C with C', … etc, P in volume explicit form is replaced by P = .
V
2 3
ZRT ⎛ ZRT ⎞ ⎛ ZRT ⎞
Z = 1 + B' P + C ' P + D ' P + " = 1 + B'
2 3
+ C' ⎜ ⎟ + D' ⎜ ⎟ +"
V ⎝ V ⎠ ⎝ V ⎠
=1+
B' RT
V
(
1 + B' P + C ' P2 + D ' P3 + ")
C ' (RT )
( )
2
2
+ 2
1 + B' P + C ' P 2 + D ' P3 + "
V
D ' (RT )
( )
3
3
+ 3
1 + B' P + C ' P2 + D ' P 3 + " + "
V
B' RT ⎡ ⎤
2 3
ZRT ⎛ ZRT ⎞ ⎛ ZRT ⎞
=1+ ⎢1 + B' + C' ⎜ ⎟ + D' ⎜ ⎟ + "⎥
V ⎢⎣ V ⎝ V ⎠ ⎝ V ⎠ ⎥⎦

C ' (RT )
2
2
⎡ ZRT ⎛ ZRT ⎞
2
⎛ ZRT ⎞
3
⎤
+ ⎢ 1 + B ' + C ' ⎜ ⎟ + D ' ⎜ ⎟ + "⎥
V2 ⎢⎣ V ⎝ V ⎠ ⎝ V ⎠ ⎥⎦

D ' (RT ) ⎡
3
3
ZRT ⎛ ZRT ⎞
2
⎛ ZRT ⎞
3
⎤
+ ⎢1 + B ' + C ' ⎜ ⎟ + D ' ⎜ ⎟ + "⎥ +"
V 3 ⎣⎢ V ⎝ V ⎠ ⎝ V ⎠ ⎦⎥
B' RT
=1+
V
C ' (RT ) B' RT B' RT
2
+ +
V2 V V
D ' (RT ) B' RT B' RT B' RT B ' RT ⎛ RT ⎞ C ' (RT ) RT
3 2 2
+ + + C'⎜ ⎟ +2 B' +"
⎝ V ⎠
3
V V V V V V2 V
B' RT
=1+
V
C ' (RT ) B'2 (RT )
2 2
+ +
V2 V2
D ' (RT ) B' C ' (RT ) C ' B' (RT )
3 3 3
+ + +2 +"
V3 V3 V3
⎧ B = B' RT
⎪
⇒ ⎨C = C ' (RT ) + (B') (RT )
2 2 2

⎪D = D ' (RT )3 + (B')3 (RT )3 + B' C ' (RT )3 + 2C ' B' (RT )3
⎩
⎧ B
⎪ B' =
⎪ RT
⎪ C − (B') (RT ) C − B2
2 2
⇒ ⎨C ' = =
⎪ (RT )2 (RT )2
⎪
=
3 3 3
=
( ) (=
)
D − (B') (RT ) − B' C ' (RT ) − 2C ' B' (RT ) D − B3 − B C − B2 − 2 C − B2 B D − 3BC + 2B3
3

⎪ D '
⎩ (RT )3 (RT )3 (RT )3