Kai Kang,Xiaodong Liang,Georgios M. Kontogeorgis,Xiaopo Wang
In this work, the experimental measurements for liquid densities of n -decane and m -xylene binary mixtures were performed over the entire composition range with a high-pressure vibrating-tube densimeter. The range of temperatures for the present measurements was from 293.15 K to 363.15 K and the pressures were up to 60 MPa. The combined expanded uncertainty of the density measurements is estimated to be 0.001 ρ with 0.95 confidence. Experimental density values were correlated by the modified Tammann-Tait equation. The simplified Perturbed Associating Fluid Theory (sPC-SAFT) and Cubic Plus Associated (CPA) equations of state (EoS) were applied to predict the densities of n -decane and m -xylene and their mixtures. Reasonably results were observed between the experimental data and calculated results for the two equations, and the deviation is less than 0.48% and 0.89% with sPC-SAFT and CPA EoS, respectively. In addition, excess molar volumes were determined from the experimental density data as well as from sPC-SAFT and CPA models. The effects of pressure and temperature on the excess molar volume were also discussed.
In this work, experimental density data were reported for six fatty acid methyl esters , including methyl butyrate , methyl valerate , methyl caproate , methyl pelargonate , methyl heptanoate , and methyl caprylate . The densities were measured from 293.15 K to 363.15 K and pressures up to 60 MPa by a vibrating-tube densimeter . The relative uncertainty of the measurement is estimated less than 0.001 with a confidence level of 0.95. The high pressure densities were correlated with a Tait-type equation. The overall average relative deviation between experimental data and calculated results from Tait equation for the six fatty acid esters is 0.010%. The derived thermodynamic properties, such as isobaric thermal expansivity and isothermal compressibility , were obtained from the experimental density results. Additionally, for the studied esters, the molecular parameters of the PC-SAFT equation of state were obtained based on the corresponding vapor pressures and liquid densities. The PC-SAFT equation was used to predict the high pressure densities of the esters, and good agreements were observed.