Equation of state of liquid o-xylene at low temperatures and high pressures

Abstract

pρT values for liquid o-xylene have been measured with an expansion technique at temperatures between 258 and 298 K and pressures up to 108 MPa. Isothermal compressibility and thermal expansion coeffcient data are reported as functions of pressure and temperature. The pρT results have been used to test the performance of two recently developed equations of state and to study the physical significance of their characteristic parameters. The extrapolation capabilities of both equations have been checked with experimental results from the literature at higher pressures and temperatures.