Basic Properties

    LAr Phase Diagram and Vapor Pressure

    Boiling Line

    ($T_t\leq T\leq T_c$): \[ p_b=p_c\times e^{\frac{T_c}{T}\left(a_1\phi+a_2\phi^{1.5}+a_3\phi^2+a_4\phi^{4.5}\right)} \] with \[ \phi=(1-T/T_c), \quad T_c = 150.687 \text{K}, \quad p_c = 4.863 \text{MPa}, \quad a_1 = -5.9409785, \\ a_2 = 1.3553888, \quad a_3 = -0.46497607, \quad a_4 = -1.5399043 \]

    Melting Line

    \[ p_m=p_t\left(1+a_1\left[\left(\frac{T}{T_t}\right)^{1.05}-1\right]+a_2\left[\left(\frac{T}{T_t}\right)^{1.275}-1\right]\right) \] with \[ T_t = 83.8058 \text{K}, \quad p_t = 0.068891 \text{MPa}, \quad a_1 = -7476.2665, \quad a_2 = 9959.0613 \]

    Sublimation Line

    \[P_{sub}=P_t\times e^{\frac{T_t}{T}\left[a_1\left(1-\frac{T}{T_t}\right)+a_2\left(1-\frac{T}{T_t}\right)^{2.7}\right]}\] with \[ T_t = 83.8058 \text{K}, \quad p_t = 0.068891 \text{MPa}, \quad a_1 = -11.391604, \quad a_2 = -0.39513431 \]

    LAr Density

    $(T_t\leq T \leq T_c)$: \[ \rho_{liquid}=\rho_c\times e^{A\cdot t^{0.334}+B\cdot t^{2/3}+C \cdot t^{7/3}+D\cdot t^4} \] with \[ t=(1-T/T_c), \quad T_c = 150.687 \text{K}, \quad \rho_c = 0.5356 \text{g/cm}^3, \quad A = 1.5004262, \quad B = -0.31381290, \quad\\ C = 0.086461622, \quad D = -0.041477525, \quad \]

    Enthalpy

    Fit to enthalpy data from Ref [1], the enthalpy of vaporization $\Delta H$ in kJ/mol as a function of temperature $T$ for $T$: \[ \Delta H=\frac{A+B\cdot T}{1+C\cdot T}, \] \[ A = 7.98304, \quad B = -0.0481275, \quad C = -0.0047259 \]

    LAr Properties on Saturation Line

    References

    1. "Thermophysical Properties of Fluid Systems" by E.W. Lemmon, M.O. McLinden and D.G. Friend in NIST Chemistry WebBook, NIST Standard Reference Database Number 69, Eds. P.J. Linstrom and W.G. Mallard, NIST, Gaithersburg MD, 20899, http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/fluid/.