Liquid-vapor relations in the critical region of the system NaCl-H2O from 380 to 415°C: A refined determination of the critical point and two-phase boundary of seawater

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
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Pressure-temperature-composition (P-T-x) relations for coexisting vapor and liquid phases in the system NaCl-H2O were determined experimentally in the critical region from 380 to 415°C. The results provide much improved control on the P-T-x critical line in this region. The critical point of seawater (3.2 wt% NaCl solution), which is bracketed in the present study, is at 407°C and 298.5 bar. In addition, the P-T two-phase boundary of seawater was re-determined. These results provide increased precision and accuracy for theoretical models of critical phenomena in this important two-component system and of the limiting PTconditions of seawater in seafloor geothermal systems.

Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Liquid-vapor relations in the critical region of the system NaCl-H2O from 380 to 415°C: A refined determination of the critical point and two-phase boundary of seawater
Series title Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
DOI 10.1016/0016-7037(88)90192-5
Volume 52
Issue 8
Year Published 1988
Language English
Publisher Elsevier
Description 6 p.
First page 2121
Last page 2126
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