Surface Tension of 1,1,1-Trifluoroethane (HFC-143a), 1,1,1,2,3,3,3-Heptafluoropropane (HFC-227ea), and Their Binary Mixture HFC-143a/227ea

Abstract

The surface tension of 1,1,1-trifluoroethane (HFC-143a), 1,1,1,2,3,3,3-hepta-fluoropropane (HFC-227ea), and their binary mixture HFC-143a/227ea at 3 nominal mass fractions of 27.91%/72.09%, 49.44%/50.56%, and 74.11%/25.89% were measured in the temperature range from 253 to 333K using the differential capillary rise method (DCRM) under vapor-liquid equilibrium conditions. The temperature and surface tension uncertainties were estimated to be within ±10 mK and ±0.15 mN⋅m−1, respectively. The present data were used to develop a van der Waals-type surface tension correlation for pure HFC-143a and HFC-227ea. Correlations for pure HFC-143a and HFC-227ea were used to develop a surface tension correlation for the experimental data of the HFC-143a/227ea mixtures as a function of the mass fraction.