OPTIM™ Synthetic Glycerine - Specific Heat
The specific heat of pure glycerine falls within the range of 0.575 to 0.5795 cal per °C per gram at 26°C (79°F). The specific heat of glycerine-water solutions is higher.
Specific heat data for glycerine-water solutions from 0 to -30°C (32 to -22°F) follow:
Specific Heats of Glycerine-Water Solutions
Specific Heats of Glycerine-Water Solutions (16KB PDF)
| Specific Heats of Glycerine-Water Solutions |
| (°C) |
(°F) |
Glycerine |
| 25% |
30% |
35% |
40% |
45% |
50% |
55% |
60% |
65% |
| 35.0 |
1.7 |
0.88 |
0.87 |
0.86 |
0.84 |
0.82 |
0.80 |
0.77 |
0.74 |
0.71 |
| 30.0 |
-1.1 |
0.88 |
0.86 |
0.85 |
0.83 |
0.81 |
0.79 |
0.76 |
0.73 |
0.70 |
| 25.0 |
-3.9 |
0.87 |
0.86 |
0.84 |
0.82 |
0.80 |
0.78 |
0.75 |
0.72 |
0.69 |
| 20.0 |
-6.7 |
0.86 |
0.85 |
0.83 |
0.82 |
0.79 |
0.77 |
0.74 |
0.71 |
0.68 |
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| 19.0 (1) |
-7.2 |
6.8(1) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 15.0 (1) |
-9.4 |
4.1 |
4.8 * |
0.82 |
0.80 |
0.78 |
0.76 |
0.73 |
0.70 |
0.67 |
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| 10.4 (1) |
-12.0 |
- |
- |
3.7 (1) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 10.0 |
-12.2 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
0.80 |
0.78 |
0.75 |
0.72 |
0.69 |
0.66 |
| 5.0 |
-15.0 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
0.79 |
0.77 |
0.74 |
0.71 |
0.67 |
0.65 |
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| 4.6 (1) |
-15.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 (1) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 0.0 |
-17.8 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
0.76 |
0.73 |
0.70 |
0.66 |
0.63 |
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| -1.8 (1) |
-18.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 (1) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| -5.0 |
-20.6 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
0.72 |
0.69 |
0.65 |
0.62 |
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| -9.6 (1) |
-23.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 (1) |
- |
- |
- |
| -10.0 |
-23.3 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
0.68 |
0.64 |
0.61 |
| -15.0 |
-26.1 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
0.67 |
0.63 |
0.60 |
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| -18.9 (1) |
-28.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 (1) |
- |
- |
| -20.0 |
-28.9 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
0.62 |
0.59 |
| -25.0 |
-31.7 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.25 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
0.61 |
0.58 |
(1) Estimated freezing point, and maximum specific heat for mixture of this composition.
The horizontal lines in each column mark the lower limit of the one-phase systems.
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