New p–ρ–T measurements up to 70 MPa for the system CO2 + propane between 298 and 343 K at near critical compositions

The vibrating tube densimeter method along with the Forced Path Mechanical Calibration model, is used to measure the high pressure isothermal p–ρ behavior of the CO2+propane system along 17 isotherms between 293 and 343 K, at pressures up to 70 MPa. The compositions cover the range of mole fractions from xCO2=0.45 to 1.0. The uncertainty in temperatures is ±0.015 K. The uncertainties in pressures are ±0.0013 MPa from 0.1 to 15.0 MPa and ±0.010 MPa from 5.0 to 70.0 MPa. The precision of the density measurements is ±0.014 kg m−3. The minimum global uncertainty is ±0.204 kg m−3, based on the calibration of the densimeter with pure water. A generalized Helmholtz energy model for mixtures is used to check the consistency of the new data with respect to previous p–ρ–T studies of this mixture. The average absolute deviation of our data with respect to the model is 0.64% which is fully consistent with the assessed accuracy.