Vapor-liquid equilibria for the binary difluoromethane (R-32) plus propane (R-290) mixture

The vapor-liquid equilibrium of the mixture composed of difluoromethane (R-32) and propane (R-290) was studied in the temperature range between 273.15 and 313.15 K. The experimental uncertainties of temperature, pressure, and composition measurements were estimated to be within +/-10 mK, +/-3 kPa, and +/-0.4 mol %, respectively. Comparisons between the present data and available experimental data were made using the Helmholtz free energy mixture model (HMM) adopted in the thermophysical properties program package, REFPROP 6.0, as a baseline. In addition, the existence of an azeotrope and the determination of new adjustable parameters for HMM for the R-32 + R-290 mixture are discussed.