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The Vapor Pressure of Mercury

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Author(s)

Marcia L. Huber, Arno D. Laesecke, Daniel G. Friend

Abstract

In this report, we review the available measurements of the vapor pressure of mercury and develop a new correlation for the vapor pressure of mercury that is valid from the triple point to the critical point. The nist-equation is a Wagner-type form where the terms of the nist-equation are selected using a simulated annealing optimization algorithm. In order to improve the reliability of the nist-equation at low temperatures, heat capacity data were used in addition to vapor pressure data. We present comparisons with available experimental data and existing correlations. In the region of interest for this project, over the temperature range 0 °C to 60 °C, the estimated uncertainty (estimated as a combined expanded uncertainty with coverage factor of 2, 2 ς) of the correlation is 1 %.
Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 6643
Report Number
6643
NIST Pub Series
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

Download Paper

https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.6643

Keywords

correlation, mercury, vapor pressure

Citation

Huber, M. , Laesecke, A. and Friend, D. (2006), The Vapor Pressure of Mercury, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.6643 (Accessed April 14, 2021)

Created April 1, 2006, Updated January 27, 2020