Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, Vol.51, No.3, 1020-1025, 2006
Densities and heat capacities of the ammonia plus water plus NaOH and ammonia plus water plus KOH solutions
Ammonia + water + sodium hydroxide and ammonia + water + potassium hydroxide mixtures were chosen as potential candidates for absorption chillers driven by low-temperature heat sources. Heat capacity and density were studied between (293.15 and 353.15) K at a constant pressure of 1.8 MPa for these solutions using a heat flux Calvet-type calorimeter and a vibrating-tube densimeter, respectively. Measured data were well-correlated with temperature and composition using simple polynomial equations. The relative deviations between the experimental and calculated values in the density and heat capacity measurements were 0.20 % and 0.49 % for NH3 + H2O + NaOH solutions and 0.10 % and 0.36 % for NH3 + H2O + KOH solutions, respectively. Also, two density prediction methods were checked using the experimental data. Previously, it was necessary to measure the density of ammonia and hydroxide aqueous solutions in similar conditions. The results showed that both methods are suitable for predicting the density of these solutions.