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A correlation is presented for the extensive series of thermal conductivity measurements of binary methane-ethane mixtures. The composition dependences of the thermal conductivity in the dilute-gas region, dense-gas and liquid region, and critical region are discussed. The average absolute percentage deviation of the thermal conductivity surface as a function of temperature, density, and composition, from the experimental data, is 1.60%.
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Friend, D.G., Roder, H.M. The thermal conductivity surface for mixtures of methane and ethane. Int J Thermophys 8, 13–26 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00503221
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