Density Measurements of Fluids and Their Mixtures at High Pressure

• Published in: Chemical engineering & technology Vol. 30; no. 6; pp. 689 - 694
• Main Authors: Palavra, A. M. F., Tavares Cardoso, M. A., Coelho, J. A. P., Mourato, M. F. B.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim WILEY-VCH Verlag 01-06-2007; WILEY‐VCH Verlag; Wiley-VCH
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Binary mixtures; Chemical engineering; Density; Exact sciences and technology; Fluids; High Pressure; Binary mixture; Density measurement; Density; Natural gas; Coastal zone; Thermal degradation
• ISSN: 0930-7516; 1521-4125
• DOI: 10.1002/ceat.200700040

The principles of the isochoric method are described, as well as the different variants of this method that can be considered according to the technique used to determine the amount of fluid inside the high pressure cell. An automated isochoric apparatus to measure the density of binary mixtures is presented. Accurate isochoric measurements of density of pure fluids, involving molecules like methanol, and mixtures, such as nitrogen plus methane and a multicomponent system with a composition representative of the U.S.A. commercial Gulf Coast natural gas, are analyzed. Moreover, the effect of the thermal degradation of fluids at high temperatures on the accuracy of the density measurements is also discussed.
The principles of the isochoric method are described. Density measurements of fluids and their mixtures at high pressure using the isochoric method are discussed, namely in the high temperatures range where the possibility of thermal degradation affects their accuracy.