Artigos cientficos sobre aplicao da Termodinmica Contnua

na Engenharia Qumica e na Engenharia de Petrleo com

enfoque no Equilbrio de Fases
Os problemas prticos relacionados com as misturas complexas (petrleo e suas fraes) tm na
tcnica dos pseudo-componentes um grande aliado. Mas essa tcnica apresenta limitaes. Outro
modo de atacar a questo usando-se um caminho alternativo chamado de Termodinmica
Contnua. Alguns dos artigos mais relevantes esto citados a seguir. O estudo desses artigos
proporcionar aos interessados um meio de entrar em contato com essa tcnica.
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