Thermal conductivity of 1,1-difluoroethane (HFC-152a)

Thermal conductivity measurements were performed on 1,1-difluoroethane (HFC -152a) using the polarized transient hot-wire technique in the temperature range of 214 to 294 K and at pressures up to 19 MPa. This technique was use d previously for measurements on other halocarbons along the saturation lin e and in the compressed liquid phase. No dependence of the polarization vol tage was found for the thermal conductivity values, demonstrating that the technique was used with success. Also, no influence of heat transfer by rad iation or convection was detected, in all the range of densities studied. T he samples were supplied with stated purities greater than 99.9%. The repro ducibility of the experiments was found to be 0.03%, while the total uncert ainty is estimated to be 0.5%. The experimental data were compared with dat a from other sources. Values for the thermal conductivity along the saturat ion line for several temperatures were achieved by extrapolating the high-p ressure data to the saturation density for each isotherm. The data obtained were also correlated using a modification of the van der Weals model (smoo th hard spheres) with an uncertainty of 1.1%, at a 95% % confidence level.