Reference Correlation of the Thermal Conductivity of Neon
摘要
A new wide-ranging correlation for the thermal conductivity of neon, based on the most recent ab initio dilute gas theoretical calculations, a simplified crossover critical enhancement contribution, and critically evaluated experimental data, is presented. The correlation is designed to be used with a high-accuracy Helmholtz equation of state (EOS) over the range of temperatures from 24.5561 K (the triple-point temperature) to 700 K and at pressures up to 700 MPa. The model includes a zero-density correlation based on recent ab initio values, valid from 5 K to 5000 K with an expanded uncertainty (k = 2) ranging from 0.15 % at the triple-point temperature to 0.028 % at 5000 K. In the range 200 K to 700 K for pressures up to 0.1 MPa, the estimated uncertainty of the full correlation (as indicated by comparisons with the most accurate measurements) is 0.3 % and rises to 0.7 % for temperatures from 85 K to 200 K. For pressures between 0.1 MPa to 40 MPa for temperatures between 100 K and 463 K, the uncertainty is 1.5 %. In the liquid phase the estimated expanded uncertainty rises to 15 % due to the lack of high-quality experimental data. The correlation behaves in a physically reasonable manner when extrapolated to temperatures and pressures above the limits of the EOS, however below approximately 100 K the correlation should be considered preliminary pending additional experimental low-temperature data.