Critical Constants and Acentric Factors for Selected Fluids

Table J-4. Critical temperature, pressure and volume and acentric factors for selected fluids.[2]

 

Tc(K)

Pc(bar)

υc(cm3 mol-1)

ω

Elements

Argon

150.8

48.7

74.9

0.001

Bromine

588.

103.

127.2

0.108

Chlorine

416.9

79.8

123.8

0.090

Fluorine

144.3

52.2

66.3

0.054

Helium-4

5.19

2.27

57.4

-0.365

Hydrogen

33.0

12.9

64.3

-0.216

Iodine

819.

116.5

155

0.229

Krypton

209.4

55.0

91.2

0.005

Neon

44.4

27.6

41.6

-0.029

Nitrogen

126.2

33.9

89.8

0.039

Oxygen

154.6

50.4

73.4

0.025

Xenon

289.7

58.4

118.4

0.008

Hydrocarbons

Acetylene

308.3

61.4

112.7

0.190

Benzene

562.1

48.9

259.

0.212

n-Butane

425.2

38.0

255.

0.199

1-Butene

419.6

40.2

240.

0.191

Cyclobutane

460.0

49.9

210.

0.181

Cyclohexane

553.8

40.7

308.

0.212

Cyclopropane

397.8

54.9

163.

0.130

Ethane

305.4

48.8

148.3

0.099

Ethylene

282.4

50.4

130.4

0.089

n-Heptane

540.3

27.4

432.

0.349

n-Hexane

507.5

30.1

370.

0.299

Isobutane

408.2

36.5

263.

0.183

Isobutylene

417.9

40.0

239.

0.194

Isopentane

460.4

33.9

306.

0.227

Methane

190.4

46.0

99.2

0.011

Naphthalene

748.4

40.5

413.

0.302

n-Octane

568.8

24.9

492.

0.398

n-Pentane

469.7

33.7

304.

0.251

Propadiene

393.

54.7

162.

0.313

Propane

369.8

42.5

203.

0.153

Propylene

364.9

46.

181.

0.144

Toluene

591.8

41.0

316.

0.263

m-Xylene

617.1

35.4

376.

0.325

o-Xylene

630.3

37.3

369.

0.310

p-Xylene

616.2

35.1

379.

0.320

Miscellaneous inorganic compounds

Ammonia

405.5

113.5

72.5

0.250

Carbon dioxide

304.1

73.8

93.9

0.239

Carbon disulfide

552.

79.0

160.

0.109

Carbon monoxide

132.9

35.0

93.2

0.066

Carbon tetrachloride

556.4

45.6

275.9

0.193

Carbon tetrafluoride

227.6

37.4

139.6

0.177

Chloroform

536.4

53.7

238.9

0.218

Hydrazine

653.

147.

96.1

0.316

Hydrogen chloride

324.7

83.1

80.9

0.133

Hydrogen fluoride

461.

64.8

69.2

0.329

Hydrogen sulfide

373.2

89.4

98.6

0.081

Nitric oxide

180.

64.8

57.7

0.588

Nitrous oxide

309.6

72.4

97.4

0.165

Sulfur dioxide

430.8

78.8

122.2

0.256

Sulfur trioxide

491.0

82.1

127.3

0.481

Water

647.3

221.2

57.1

0.344

Miscellaneous organic compounds

Acetaldehyde

461.

55.7

154.

0.303

Acetic acid

592.7

57.9

171.

0.447

Acetone

508.1

47.0

209.

0.304

Acetonitrile

545.5

48.3

173.

0.278

Aniline

699.

53.1

274.

0.384

n-Butanol

563.1

44.2

275.

0.593

Chlorobenzene

632.4

45.2

308.

0.249

Dichlorodifluoromethane (Freon 12)

385.0

41.4

216.7

0.204

Diethyl ether

466.7

36.4

280.

0.281

Dimethyl ether

400.0

52.4

178.

0.200

Ethanol

513.9

61.4

167.1

0.644

Ethylene oxide

469.

71.9

140.

0.202

Isobutanol

547.8

43.0

273.

0.592

Isopropyl alcohol

508.3

47.6

220.

0.665

Methanol

512.6

80.9

118.0

0.556

Methyl chloride

416.3

67.0

138.9

0.153

Methyl ethyl ketone

536.8

42.1

267.

0.320

Phenol

694.2

61.3

229.

0.438

1-Propanol

536.8

51.7

219.

0.623

Pyridine

620.0

56.3

254.

0.243

Trichlorotrifluoroethane (Freon 113)

487.3

34.1

325.5

0.256

Trichlorofluoromethane (Freon 11)

471.2

44.1

247.8

0.189

Trimethylamine

433.3

40.9

254.

0.205



[2] Taken from a more complete list given in R. C. Reid, J. M. Prausnitz, and B. E. Poling, 1987, The Properties of Gases and Liquids, 4th Ed. New York: McGraw-Hill.