Difluoromethane

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Phase change data

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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tboil221.4KN/APCR Inc., 1990BS
Tboil221.KN/AFilatov, Makarov, et al., 1968Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 2. K; TRC
Tboil221.6KN/ACroll and Scott, 1964Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.3 K; TRC
Tboil221.6KN/AHenne, Renoll, et al., 1939Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 1. K; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tc351.3 ± 0.1KAVGN/AAverage of 6 values; Individual data points
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Pc57.85barN/AShi, Zhu, et al., 1998Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.03 bar; by extrapolation of vapor pressure to Tc; TRC
Pc57.85barN/AFu, Han, et al., 1995Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.04 bar; TRC
Pc57.85barN/AHigashi, 1994Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.09 bar; TRC
Pc57.840barN/ASato, Sato, et al., 1994Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.025 bar; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
ρc8.2 ± 0.1mol/lAVGN/AAverage of 7 values; Individual data points

Enthalpy of vaporization

ΔvapH (kJ/mol) Temperature (K) Method Reference Comment
20.6230.N/AKanungo, Oi, et al., 1987Based on data from 149. to 245. K.; AC
19.9271.AStephenson and Malanowski, 1987Based on data from 256. to 321. K.; AC
21.2207.AStephenson and Malanowski, 1987Based on data from 191. to 222. K.; AC
20.3243.AStephenson and Malanowski, 1987Based on data from 191. to 258. K.; AC
20.3331.AStephenson and Malanowski, 1987Based on data from 316. to 351. K.; AC
21.2206.N/AMalbrunot, Meunier, et al., 1968Based on data from 191. to 221. K.; AC
20.6227.N/AMalbrunot, Meunier, et al., 1968Based on data from 191. to 242. K.; AC

Antoine Equation Parameters

log10(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
    P = vapor pressure (bar)
    T = temperature (K)

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Temperature (K) A B C Reference Comment
191.19 to 241.334.26224821.092-28.554Malbrunot, Meunier, et al., 1968Coefficents calculated by NIST from author's data.

Enthalpy of fusion

ΔfusH (kJ/mol) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
4.36136.4L«65533»ddecke and Magee, 1996AC

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References

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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.

PCR Inc., 1990
PCR Inc., Research Chemicals Catalog 1990-1991, PCR Inc., Gainesville, FL, 1990, 1. [all data]

Filatov, Makarov, et al., 1968
Filatov, A.S.; Makarov, S.P.; Yakubovich, A.Ya., Halogenation of 1,1,1-Trifluoroazomethane, Zh. Obshch. Khim., 1968, 38, 33. [all data]

Croll and Scott, 1964
Croll, I.M.; Scott, R.L., Fluorocarbon Solutions at Low Termperatures IV. The Liquid Mixtures CH4 + CClF3, CH2F2 + CClF3, CHF3 + CClF3, CF4 + CClF3, C2H6 + CClF3, C2H6 + CF4, and CHF3 + CF4, J. Phys. Chem., 1964, 68, 3853. [all data]

Henne, Renoll, et al., 1939
Henne, A.L.; Renoll, M.W.; Leicester, H.M., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1939, 61, 938. [all data]

Shi, Zhu, et al., 1998
Shi, L.; Zhu, M.; Han, L.; Duan, Y.; Sun, L.; Fu, Y.-D., Thermophysical Properties of Difluoromethane (HFC-32), Science in China, Ser. E, 1998, 41, 435-42. [all data]

Fu, Han, et al., 1995
Fu, Y.D.; Han, L.-Z.; Zhu, M.-S., PVT properties, vapor pressures and critical parameters of HFC-32, Fluid Phase Equilib., 1995, 111, 273-86. [all data]

Higashi, 1994
Higashi, Y., Critical parameters for HFC134a, HFC32 and HFC125, Int. J. Refrig., 1994, 17, 524-531. [all data]

Sato, Sato, et al., 1994
Sato, T.; Sato, H.; Watanabe, K., PVT Property Measurements for Difluoromethane, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1994, 39, 851-4. [all data]

Kanungo, Oi, et al., 1987
Kanungo, Arundhati.; Oi, Takao.; Popowicz, Anthony.; Ishida, Takanobu., Vapor pressure isotope effects in liquid methylene difluoride, J. Phys. Chem., 1987, 91, 15, 4198-4203, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100299a049 . [all data]

Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987
Stephenson, Richard M.; Malanowski, Stanislaw, Handbook of the Thermodynamics of Organic Compounds, 1987, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3173-2 . [all data]

Malbrunot, Meunier, et al., 1968
Malbrunot, P.F.; Meunier, P.A.; Scatena, Georges M.; Mears, Whitney H.; Murphy, Kevin Paul.; Sinka, Joseph V., Pressure-volume-temperature behavior of difluoromethane, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1968, 13, 1, 16-21, https://doi.org/10.1021/je60036a006 . [all data]

L«65533»ddecke and Magee, 1996
L«65533»ddecke, T.O.; Magee, J.W., Molar heat capacity at constant volume of difluoromethane (R32) and pentafluoroethane (R125) from the triple-point temperature to 345 K at pressures to 35 MPa, Int J Thermophys, 1996, 17, 4, 823-849, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01439192 . [all data]


Notes

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