Experimental and theoretical studies of the crossover behavior of the specific heat Cv,x of ethane, propane, and their mixture at critical isochores

Abstract

The specific heat at constant volume, Cv, of propane, and mixture with a concentration ofx=0.0081 cool fraction of propane was measured along the critical isochores at temperatures between 290 and 400 K. The measurements were performed with a high-temperature constant-volume adiabatic calorimeter. The uncertainty of most of the measurements is estimated to be less than 1.5%. Measurements have been carried out in both the one- and two-phase regions. The results for the pure components are compared with earlier measurements. Crossover equations forC, obtained on the basis of the renormalization-group method and ɛ-expansion are applied to represent our experimental specific heat data for ethane, propane. and its mixture along the critical isochores.