Third virial coefficient of nonpolar gases from accurate binary potentials and ternary forces

摘要

An explicit model for the third virial coefficient C( T) is presented, based on accurate binary interactions plus three- body forces; its predictions are compared to experimental data for 15 fluids ( argon, krypton, xenon, nitrogen, oxygen, fluorine, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, perfluoromethane, methane, ethene, ethane, propane, n- butane, and n- pentane). Three- body interactions are represented by the Axilrod - Teller - Muto ( ATM) triple- dipole potential, while the binary potential profile is systematically varied using approximate non- conformal ( ANC) potentials. Non- conformality affects significantly both two- and three- body contributions to C( T). A formula for C( T) of ANC+ ATM systems is obtained in terms of all interaction parameters; the three- body contribution is proportional to the parameter. of the ATM potential while its temperature dependence is proportional to that of a reference fluid ( argon). The ANC+ ATM model reproduces C( T) within experimental error for most of the fluids considered, with a small negative deviation in some cases, which may be ascribed to the need of a complement to the ATM term.