N. Gao, Yunyun Jiang, Wu Jie
Aug 25, 2014
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Fluid Phase Equilibria
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Abstract 2,3,3,3-Tetrafluoropropene (R1234yf) is an environmentally friendly promising alternative to 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (R134a) in air conditioning applications. The heat capacity of R1234yf in liquid phase was investigated in this study. The measurements were carried out with a modified heat conduction calorimeter. A total of 74 data points were obtained among 305–355 K and 1.5–5 MPa. The uncertainty of the heat capacity measurements was estimated to be less than 1.7%. An empirical equation was correlated to reproduce the experimental result with its terms chosen by a stepwise method. The maximum deviation between the correlating equation and the experimental data was 1.5%. Furthermore, saturated liquid heat capacity of R1234yf was obtained by extrapolating the correlation to saturated pressures. Finally, a comparison was done between the present data and literature experimental data and calculations from a fundamental equation of state.