TABLE 6.
Wide-ranging Reference Correlations for Thermal Conductivity
| Fluid | 1st Author | Year |
Trange (K) |
Pmax (MPa) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ammonia | Tufeu66 | 1984 | 195.46–550 | 80 |
| argon | Lemmon18 | 2004 | 55–2000 | 1000 |
| benzene | Assael67 | 2012 | 278.67–725 | 500 |
| n-butane | Perkins68 | 2002 | 134.86–600 | 70 |
| carbon dioxide | Huber69 | 2016 | 216–1100 | 200 |
| cyclohexane | Koutian70 | 2017 | 279.86–640 | 175 |
| cyclopentane | Vassiliou33 | 2015 | 240–455 | 250 |
| n-decane | Huber71 | 2005 | 243–678 | 400 |
| n-dodecane | Huber36 | 2004 | 263.6–800 | 200 |
| ethane | Friend72 | 1991 | 90.35–600 | 70 |
| ethanol | Assael73 | 2013 | 159–600 | 245 |
| ethylbenzene | Mylona74 | 2014 | 178.2–700 | 60 |
| ethylene | Assael75 | 2016 | 110–680 | 200 |
| heavy water | Kestin41 | 1984 | 276.97–825 | 100 |
| helium-4 | Hands17 | 1981 | 2.18–830 | 127 |
| n-heptane | Assael76 | 2013 | 100.20–600 | 250 |
| n-hexadecane | Monogenidou77 | 2018 | 291.33–700 | 50 |
| n-hexane | Assael78 | 2013 | 177.83–600 | 500 |
| hydrogen | Assael79 | 2011 | 13.96–1000 | 100 |
| isobutane | Perkins80 | 2002 | 114–600 | 70 |
| isopentane | Vassiliou33 | 2015 | 273–673 | 400 |
| krypton | Hanley48 | 1974 | 125–500 | 20 |
| methane | Friend81 | 1989 | 91–700 | 100 |
| methanol | Sykioti82 | 2013 | 175.61–660 | 245 |
| methyl linoleate | Perkins83 | 2011 | 302–505 | 42 |
| methyl oleate | Perkins83 | 2011 | 302–508 | 42 |
| methyl cyclohexane | Perkins84 | 2008 | 300–600 | 60 |
| m-xylene | Mylona74 | 2014 | 225.3–700 | 200 |
| nitrogen | Lemmon18 | 2004 | 50–2000 | 2200 |
| n-nonane | Huber71 | 2005 | 219.7–678 | 503 |
| n-octane | Huber71 | 2005 | 216.37–678 | 591 |
| oxygen | Lemmon18 | 2004 | 54.36–2000 | 82 |
| o-xylene | Mylona74 | 2014 | 247.98–700 | 70 |
| parahydrogen | Assael79 | 2011 | 13.80–1000 | 100 |
| n-pentane | Vassiliou33 | 2015 | 143.47–624 | 70 |
| propane | Marsh85 | 2002 | 85.47–600 | 70 |
| propylcyclohe xane | Perkins84 | 2008 | 300–600 | 60 |
| propylene | Assael75 | 2016 | 180–625 | 50 |
| p-xylene | Mylona74 | 2014 | 286.40–700 | 200 |
| R113 | Krauss86 | 1989 | 240–500 | 30 |
| R114 | Krauss86 | 1989 | 280–500 | 20 |
| R12 | Krauss86 | 1989 | 200–600 | 60 |
| RC318 | Krauss86 | 1989 | 240–450 | 60 |
| R123 | Laesecke87 | 1996 | 180–480 | 67 |
| R1233zd(E) | Perkins88 | 2017 | 204–453 | 67 |
| R1234yf | Perkins89 | 2011 | 242–344 | 23 |
| R1234ze(E) | Perkins89 | 2011 | 203–344 | 23 |
| R125 | Perkins59 | 2006 | 190–512 | 70 |
| R134a | Perkins90 | 2000 | 200–450 | 70 |
| R152a | Krauss60 | 1996 | 240–440 | 20 |
| R161 | Tsolakidou61 | 2017 | 234–374 | 20 |
| R23 | Shan62 | 2000 | 170–433 | 60 |
| R245fa | Perkins63 | 2016 | 172–416 | 70.5 |
| sulfur hexafluoride | Assael91, 92 | 2012 | 223–1000 | 150 |
| toluene | Assael93 | 2012 | 178–1000 | 1000 |
| n-undecane | Assael65 | 2017 | 247.54–700 | 500 |
| water | Huber4 | 2012 | 273–1173 | 1000 |
| xenon | Hanley48 | 1974 | 170–500 | 20 |