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A generalized scaled equation of state has been developed to calculate thermodynamic properties of n-alkanes from methane (CH4) to n-nonane (C9H20) in the critical region. The equation is valid in the reduced density range 0.7⩽ρ c⩽1.3 at T=T c and up to 1.2T c at ρ=ρ c.
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Kurumov, D.S., Grigoryev, B.A. A generalized scaled equation of state for n-alkanes (methane to n-nonane) in the critical region. Int J Thermophys 12, 549–562 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00502368
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