Thermodynamic properties of HFO-1336mzz(E) (trans-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene) at saturation conditions

Abstract

The thermodynamic properties of HFO-1336mzz(E) (trans-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene) were determined. The critical point was ascertained by visual observation of the meniscus disappearance within an optical cell. The critical temperature, critical density, and critical pressure were determined to be 403.37 ± 0.03 K, 515.3 ± 5.0 kg m−3, and 2766.4 ± 4.5 kPa, respectively. Vapor pressures were also measured at temperatures ranging from 323 K (50 °C) to the critical temperature, and were correlated using the Wagner-type equation. The acentric factor and normal boiling point were determined to be 0.4053 and 280.58 K (7.43 °C), respectively, using the vapor pressure correlation. Based on the critical parameters and the acentric factor, saturated vapor densities and liquid densities were estimated using the Peng–Robinson equation and the Hankinson–Thomson equation, respectively. The heat of vaporization was also calculated from the Clausius–Clapeyron equation.