Reference Correlation for the Thermal Conductivity of <i>n</i>-Hexadecane from the Triple Point to 700 K and up to 50 MPa

Abstract

This paper presents a new wide-ranging correlation for the thermal conductivity of <i>n</i>-hexadecane based on critically evaluated experimental data. The correlation is designed to be used with a recently published equation of state, and it is valid from the triple point up to 700 K and pressures up to 50 MPa. We estimate the uncertainty at a 95% confidence level to be 4% over the aforementioned range, with the exception of the dilute-gas range where the uncertainty is 2.7% over the temperature range 583 to 654 K. The correlation behaves in a physically reasonable manner when extrapolated to the full range of the equation of state, but the uncertainties are larger outside of the validated range, and also in the critical region.