Using a Fiber-Optic Probe for the Measurement of Volumetric Expansion of Liquids

Author

Sean G. Mueller
Jay R. Werber
Muthanna H. Al-Dahhan, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
Milorad P. Dudukovic

Abstract

A Fiber-Optic Probe is Developed for the Fast, In-Situ Measurement of Volumetric Expansion of Multiphase and Multicomponent Systems. an Experiment with the Binary Mixtures of CO₂-Toluene and CO₂-Ethanol Was Conducted to Demonstrate the Usefulness of the Fiber-Optic Probe in Accurately Tracking the Isothermal Volumetric Expansion as a Function of Pressure. in the 1-L Autoclave that Has Been Used, the Probe Was Shown to Detect the Liquid Level Height within a Precision of 0.35% of the Total Height of the Vessel. the Results for the Volumetric Expansion of Toluene and Ethanol with CO₂ Correlate Well with Those Found in the Literature. the Probe itself Can Be Used Up to Pressures of 140 Barg and Temperatures of 120°C. © 2007 American Chemical Society.

Recommended Citation

S. G. Mueller et al., "Using a Fiber-Optic Probe for the Measurement of Volumetric Expansion of Liquids," Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, vol. 46, no. 12, pp. 4330 - 4334, American Chemical Society, Jun 2007.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1021/ie061630y

Department(s)

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0888-5885

Document Type

Article - Journal

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Citation

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text

Language(s)

English

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Publication Date

06 Jun 2007