Abstract
Vapor pressures of aqueous solutions of ethylene glycol are measured in the range of temperature from -10 to 60°C and concentration from 20 to 50wt%. In a low concentration range, the measured values of vapor pressure decrease according to the Raoult's law independent of temperature, while in a high concentration range, they show a trend to decrease towards the estimated values of freezing point with decreasing temperature. The following correlation equation is obtained for practical calculations on heating towers and the like.
log(p/P0) = 5.351 - 6.4×10-4y + (1817 + 0.008y(y + 10))/(t + 240)
where p, vapor perssure of aqueous solutions of ethylene glycol [kPa] ; P0, atmospheric pressure [=101.325kPa] ; y, concentration [wt%] ; t, temperature [°C].
