Vapor-liquid equilibrium, coexistence curve, and critical locus for pentafluoroethane + 1,1,1-trifluoroethane (R125/R143a)

The vapor-liquid equilibrium for pentafluoroethane (R125) + 1,1,1-trifluoroethane (R143a) was measured by the static method in the temperature range between 273.15 K and 313.15 K. The vapor-liquid coexistence curve near the critical point was measured by observation of the meniscus disappearance. The critical temperatures and critical densities of the 0.4118 and 0.6208 mole fraction of R125 were determined from the saturation densities along the coexistence curve in the critical region. In addition, the critical locus for the R125/R143a mixture is correlated as a function of composition.