THERMODYNAMIC PERTURBATION-THEORY - STICKY CHAINS AND SQUARE-WELL CHAINS

Authors
BANASZAK M CHIEW YC RADOSZ M
Citation
M. Banaszak et al., THERMODYNAMIC PERTURBATION-THEORY - STICKY CHAINS AND SQUARE-WELL CHAINS, Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics, 48(5), 1993, pp. 3760-3765
Citations number
31
Categorie Soggetti
Physycs, Mathematical","Phsycs, Fluid & Plasmas
Journal title
Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics → ACNP
ISSN journal
1063651X
Volume
48
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
3760 - 3765
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-651X(1993)48:5<3760:TP-SCA>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
We extend Wertheim's first-order thermodynamic perturbation theory [J. Chem. Phys. 87, 7323 (1987)] to sticky chains and square-well chains. The predicted compressibility factors for square-well chains are foun d to agree with Monte Carlo data. We demonstrate that the effect of ch ain connectivity is to reduce the attraction contributions to the comp ressibility factor and to the critical temperatures.