Dortmund Data Bank
Surface Tension of Methane
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Component
| Formula | Molar Mass | CAS Registry Number | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH4 | 16.043 | 74-82-8 | Methane |
Diagrams
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Data Table
| T [K] | P [kPa] | Surface Tension [mN/m] | State | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90.67 | 101.325 | 17.7800 | Liquid | 5 |
| 90.95 | 16.8940 | Liquid | 4 | |
| 91.26 | 101.325 | 17.6000 | Liquid | 5 |
| 91.50 | 17.7500 | Liquid | 2 | |
| 91.65 | 16.8760 | Liquid | 4 | |
| 92.51 | 101.325 | 17.3600 | Liquid | 5 |
| 92.82 | 16.6150 | Liquid | 4 | |
| 92.98 | 16.6080 | Liquid | 4 | |
| 93.60 | 17.2500 | Liquid | 2 | |
| 93.62 | 101.325 | 17.1300 | Liquid | 5 |
| 94.09 | 16.3700 | Liquid | 4 | |
| 95.29 | 16.1410 | Liquid | 4 | |
| 96.15 | 16.6500 | Liquid | 2 | |
| 96.29 | 16.2800 | Liquid | 6 | |
| 96.35 | 15.9350 | Liquid | 4 | |
| 96.84 | 15.9800 | Liquid | 1 | |
| 97.52 | 15.7100 | Liquid | 4 | |
| 97.69 | 15.6580 | Liquid | 4 | |
| 98.71 | 15.4510 | Liquid | 4 | |
| 99.50 | 15.8500 | Liquid | 2 | |
| 99.89 | 15.2580 | Liquid | 4 | |
| 99.92 | 15.2200 | Liquid | 4 | |
| 101.11 | 14.9590 | Liquid | 4 | |
| 102.30 | 14.7390 | Liquid | 4 | |
| 103.05 | 14.9500 | Liquid | 2 | |
| 103.35 | 14.5070 | Liquid | 4 | |
| 103.87 | 14.4900 | Liquid | 6 | |
| 104.50 | 14.3600 | Liquid | 1 | |
| 104.55 | 14.2930 | Liquid | 4 | |
| 104.83 | 14.2000 | Liquid | 6 | |
| 105.00 | 14.6800 | Liquid | 2 | |
| 105.72 | 14.0530 | Liquid | 4 | |
| 106.25 | 13.9000 | Liquid | 6 | |
| 106.41 | 14.0600 | Liquid | 6 | |
| 106.72 | 14.0800 | Liquid | 6 | |
| 106.73 | 13.8700 | Liquid | 6 | |
| 106.85 | 13.8620 | Liquid | 4 | |
| 106.96 | 13.8090 | Liquid | 4 | |
| 107.74 | 13.8900 | Liquid | 6 | |
| 107.89 | 13.8100 | Liquid | 6 | |
| 107.97 | 13.6140 | Liquid | 4 | |
| 109.00 | 13.6000 | Liquid | 2 | |
| 109.20 | 13.3530 | Liquid | 4 | |
| 109.20 | 13.3600 | Liquid | 6 | |
| 109.39 | 13.4900 | Liquid | 1 | |
| 109.86 | 13.1500 | Liquid | 6 | |
| 110.45 | 13.1180 | Liquid | 4 | |
| 110.50 | 13.2500 | Liquid | 2 | |
| 111.66 | 12.9090 | Liquid | 4 | |
| 112.16 | 12.8800 | Liquid | 1 | |
| 112.83 | 12.7010 | Liquid | 4 | |
| 114.05 | 12.4500 | Liquid | 4 | |
| 114.34 | 12.4700 | Liquid | 1 | |
| 114.65 | 12.4290 | Liquid | 4 | |
| 116.65 | 12.0300 | Liquid | 1 | |
| 118.38 | 11.6500 | Liquid | 1 | |
| 120.26 | 11.2600 | Liquid | 1 | |
| 121.62 | 11.0600 | Liquid | 1 | |
| 123.61 | 10.6700 | Liquid | 1 | |
| 124.81 | 10.3900 | Liquid | 1 | |
| 125.18 | 271.000 | 10.5800 | Liquid Phase of VLE | 3 |
| 127.68 | 9.8300 | Liquid | 1 | |
| 129.80 | 358.000 | 9.6800 | Liquid Phase of VLE | 3 |
| 130.88 | 9.2400 | Liquid | 1 | |
| 131.97 | 9.0000 | Liquid | 1 | |
| 136.75 | 8.1400 | Liquid | 1 | |
| 139.10 | 609.000 | 7.8100 | Liquid Phase of VLE | 3 |
| 140.93 | 7.3800 | Liquid | 1 | |
| 142.62 | 7.0700 | Liquid | 1 | |
| 144.00 | 6.8000 | Liquid | 1 | |
| 146.60 | 6.3300 | Liquid | 1 | |
| 147.94 | 6.1200 | Liquid | 1 | |
| 150.99 | 1078.000 | 5.7100 | Liquid Phase of VLE | 3 |
| 154.69 | 4.9500 | Liquid | 1 | |
| 160.00 | 4.0500 | Liquid | 1 | |
| 160.34 | 1611.000 | 4.0700 | Liquid Phase of VLE | 3 |
| 162.71 | 3.6100 | Liquid | 1 | |
| 169.46 | 2.5600 | Liquid | 1 | |
| 169.79 | 2305.000 | 2.5300 | Liquid Phase of VLE | 3 |
| 173.13 | 2.0140 | Liquid | 1 | |
| 176.10 | 1.6050 | Liquid | 1 | |
| 176.41 | 1.5530 | Liquid | 1 | |
| 178.48 | 1.2890 | Liquid | 1 | |
| 179.30 | 3207.000 | 1.2100 | Liquid Phase of VLE | 3 |
| 180.38 | 1.0480 | Liquid | 1 | |
| 181.86 | 0.8650 | Liquid | 1 | |
| 183.68 | 0.6420 | Liquid | 1 | |
| 188.84 | 4346.000 | 0.1020 | Liquid Phase of VLE | 3 |
List of References
| Number | Source |
|---|---|
| 1 | Baidakov V.G.; Khvostov K.V.; Muratov G.N.: Surface Tension of Nitrogen, Oxygen, and Methane over a Wilde Range of Temperature. Zh.Fiz.Khim. 56 (1982) 814-817 |
| 2 | Blagoi Y.P.: Surface Tension of Solutions of Liquified Gases N2-Ar, Ar-Ch4, N2-Ch4. Ukr.Fiz.Zh.(Ukr.Ed.) 5 (1960) 109-114 |
| 3 | Holcomb C.D.; Zollweg J.A.: Comparison of Interfacial Tension and Capillary Constant for Argon + Krypton, CH4 + Krypton, and C2H6 + Krypton Using Two Independent Measurement. Fluid Phase Equilib. 75 (1992) 213-224 |
| 4 | Fuks S.; Bellemans A.: The Surface Tension of Krypton, Methane and their Mixtures. Physica (Amsterdam) 32 (1966) 594-602 |
| 5 | Sprow F.B.; Prausnitz J.M.: Surface tension of simple liquids.. Trans.Faraday Soc. 62 (1966) 1097-1104 |
| 6 | Soares V.A.M.; De Almeida B.J.V.S.; McLure I.A.; Higgins R.A.: Surface Tension of Pure and Mixed Simple Substances at Low Temperatures. Fluid Phase Equilib. 32 (1986) 9-16 |