ENGINEERING PROPERTIES OF POTASSIUM AND CESIUM. Quarterly Report No. 12, July 1-September 30, 1963

Technical Report · Tue Oct 29 23:00:00 EST 1963

OSTI ID:4153362

Lemmon, Jr, A W

Many of the thermodynamic and transport properties of potassium, both liquid and vapor, were measured at 900 to 2100 deg F. Experimental values for vapor pressure, specific heat of liquid, thermal conductivity of liquid, viscosity of liquid, and P-V-T characteristics were obtained. Currently the experimental program for measuring the thermal conductivity of potassium vapor is in progress. Experimental techniques for the direct measurement of the specific heat of potassium and for the measurement of the viscosity of the vapor were of interest. The latent heat of vaporization, enthalpy, entropy, and specific heat of potassium vapor were computed from some of the data obtained. Just being started are measurements of the enthalpy, viscos ty, and thermal conductivity of cesium liquid. The thermal conductivity of cesium vapor also will be determined. (auth)

• Research Organization: Battelle Memorial Inst., Columbus, Ohio
• NSA Number: NSA-18-005779
• OSTI ID: 4153362
• Report Number(s): NP-13403
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CESIUM
HIGH TEMPERATURE
LIQUIDS
MEASURED VALUES
METALS, CERAMICS, AND OTHER MATERIALS
POTASSIUM
PRESSURE
REPORT
SPECIFIC HEAT
TABLES
TEMPERATURE
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
THERMODYNAMICS
TRANSPORT
VAPORS
VISCOSITY
VOLUME