Science. 1979 Aug 24;205(4408):759-66. doi: 10.1126/science.205.4408.759.
Chemical process design requires quantitative information on the equilibrium properties of a variety of fluid mixtures. Since the experimental effort needed to provide this information is often prohibitive in cost and time, chemical engineers must utilize rational estimation techniques based on limited experimental data. The basis for such techniques is molecular thermodynamics, a synthesis of classical and statistical thermodynamics, molecular physics, and physical chemistry.
化学过程设计需要各种流体混合物平衡性质的定量信息。由于提供这些信息所需的实验工作在成本和时间上往往是不可行的，因此化学工程师必须利用基于有限实验数据的合理估算技术。这些技术的基础是分子热力学，它是经典热力学、统计热力学、分子物理学和物理化学的综合。
