Darren Rowland (© 2021-2022).
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List of my research in peer-reviewed journals, with preprints where available.
38. NEW: Evaluating cubic equations of state for predictions of solid-fluid equilibrium
in liquefied natural gas production, Yang X et al., submitted Aug 2021.
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37. NEW: Equation of State for Solid Benzene Valid for Temperatures up to
470 K and Pressures up to 1800 MPa, Xiao X et al., accepted Oct 2021.
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36. NEW: Thermodynamic Properties of Liquid Toluene from Speed-of-Sound Measurements at
Temperatures from 283.15 to 473.15 K and at Pressures up to 390 MPa,
Dhakal S et al., accepted Aug 2021.
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35. NEW: Isobaric Heat Capacity Measurements on Ternary Mixtures of Natural
Gas Components Methane, Propane and n-Heptane by Differential Scanning
Calorimetry at Temperatures from 197 K to 422 K and Pressures up to 32 MPa,
Xiao X et al., accepted Sep 2021.
34. Avoiding Costly LNG Plant Freeze-out-Induced Shutdowns: Measurement and Modelling for
Neopentane Solubility at LNG Conditions, Siahvashi A et al., 2021.
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33. Isobaric heat capacity measurements of natural gas model mixtures (methane + n-heptane)
and (propane + n-heptane) by differential scanning calorimetry at
temperatures from 313 K to 422 K and pressures up to 31 MPa, Xiao et al., 2021.
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32. Isobaric Heat Capacities of a Methane (1) + Propane (2) Mixture by Differential
Scanning Calorimetry at Near-critical and Supercritical Conditions, Xiao X et al., 2021.
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31. Thermal conductivity measurements of refrigerant mixtures containing hydrofluorocarbons
(HFC-32, HFC-125, HFC-134a), hydrofluoroolefins (HFO-1234yf), and
carbon dioxide (CO2), Kim D-C et al., 2020.
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30. Wide-Ranging Reference Correlations for Dilute Gas Transport Properties Based on
Ab Initio Calculations and Viscosity Ratio Measurements, Xiao X et al., 2020.
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29. Thermal conductivity data for refrigerant mixtures containing R1234yf and R1234ze(E),
Mylona S et al., 2019.
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28. Thermodynamic properties of hydrofluoroolefin (R1234yf and R1234ze(E)) refrigerant mixtures:
Density, vapour-liquid equilibrium, and heat capacity data and modelling,
Al Ghafri SZ et al., 2019.
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27. Advanced predictions of solidification in cryogenic natural gas and LNG processing,
Baker C et al., 2019.
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26. Where to find equilibrium constants?,
Hummel W, Filella M and Rowland D, 2019.
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25. Liquid and vapour viscosities of binary refrigerant mixtures containing R1234yf or R1234ze(E),
Akhfash et al., 2019.
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24. Progress in aqueous solution modelling: Better data and better interfaces,
Rowland D and May PM, 2019.
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23. Comment on “Volumetric properties of aqueous solution of lithium tetraborate from
283.15 to 363.15 K at 101.325 kPa” [J. Chem. Thermodyn. 120 (2018) 151–156] and its
Corrigendum [J. Chem. Thermodyn. 123 (2018) 195–197], Rowland D and May PM, 2019.
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22. Thermodynamic Properties of the Glycine + H2O System,
Rowland D, 2018.
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21. Rapid simulation of solid deposition in cryogenic heat exchangers to improve risk
management in liquefied natural gas production, Baker C et al., 2018.
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20. Gas hydrate formation probability distributions: The effect of shear &
comparisons with nucleation theory, May EF et al., 2018.
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19. Goodbye to S2− in solution,
May PM et al., 2018.
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18. JESS, a Joint Expert Speciation System – VI: Thermodynamically-consistent standard Gibbs
energies of reaction for aqueous solutions, May PM and Rowland D, 2018.
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17. Reliable Prediction of Aqueous Dew Points in CO2 Pipelines and New Approaches for
Control During Shut-in,
Rowland D et al. 2018.
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16. A comparative investigation of mixing rules for
property prediction in multicomponent electrolyte
solutions, Rowland D and May PM, 2018.
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15. High pressure multi-component vapor-liquid equilibrium data and
model predictions for the LNG industry, Hughes TJ et al., 2017.
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14. Effective Critical Constants for Helium for Use in Equations of State for Natural Gas
Mixtures, Rowland D et al. 2017.
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13. An Investigation of Harned’s Rule for Predicting the Activity Coefficients of
Strong Aqueous Electrolyte Solution Mixtures at 25 °C, Rowland D and May PM, 2017.
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12. Thermodynamic Modelling of Aqueous Electrolyte Systems: Current Status,
May PM and Rowland D, 2017.
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11. Extending the GERG-2008 Equation of State: Improved departure function and
interaction parameters for methane + butane,
Rowland D et al., 2016.
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10. Thermodynamically-robust Pitzer equations for volumetric properties of
electrolyte solutions, Rowland D, 2015.
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9. Comparison of the Pitzer and Hückel Equation Frameworks for Activity Coefficients, Osmotic Coefficients,
and Apparent Molar Relative Enthalpies, Heat Capacities, and Volumes of
Binary Aqueous Strong Electrolyte Solutions at 25 °C, Rowland D and May PM, 2015.
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8. Aqueous electrolyte solution modelling: Limitations of the Pitzer equations,
Rowland D et al., 2015.
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7. Thermodynamics of strong aqueous electrolyte solutions at t = 25 °C
described by the Hückel equations, Rowland D and May PM, 2014.
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6. A Pitzer-based Characterization of Aqueous Magnesium Chloride, Calcium Chloride and Potassium Iodide
Solution Densities to High Temperature and Pressure, Rowland D and May PM, 2013.
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5. An investigation of Zdanovskii's rule for predicting the water activity of
multicomponent aqueous strong electrolyte solutions, Rowland D and May PM, 2012.
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4. A Generic and Updatable Pitzer Characterization of Aqueous
Binary Electrolyte Solutions at 1 bar and 25 °C,
Rowland D and May PM, 2011.
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3. JESS, a Joint Expert Speciation System — V: Approaching thermodynamic property
prediction for multicomponent concentrated aqueous electrolyte solutions,
Rowland D and May PM, 2010.
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2. JESS, a Joint Expert Speciation System – IV: A large database of
aqueous solution physicochemical properties with an automatic means
of achieving thermodynamic consistency, May PM et al., 2010.
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1. Models of interacting dark energy, Rowland D and Whittingham I, 2008.
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See also Murdoch University Research Repository