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A new correlation for heat capacities

Journal Article · · Chemical Engineering (New York); (United States)
OSTI ID:7109352
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  1. Georgia Inst. of Tech., Atlanta, GA (United States). School of Chemical Engineering

The simple correlation given here estimates heat capacities for saturated vapors and liquids over the entire two-phase region. The technique is accurate near the critical point, and correctly predicts limiting behavior of the heat capacities of saturated phases. It can also predict, without using splines, the rapid changes in heat capacities that occur near the critical point, but it predicts only gradual changes elsewhere. To generate model parameters for a chemical or azeotropic mixture, the critical temperature and saturated heat-capacity measurements at three different temperatures must be known. These data are then used to compute two adjustable parameters, which in turn yield the heat capacities of the liquid or vapor. The properties and adjustable parameters for 31 refrigerants are listed in Tables 1, 2, and 3.

OSTI ID:
7109352
Journal Information:
Chemical Engineering (New York); (United States), Journal Name: Chemical Engineering (New York); (United States) Vol. 101:6; ISSN CHEEA3; ISSN 0009-2460
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English