Liquid Ethylene Density Calculator
### Petrochemical Cryogenics & Fluid Property Physics Ethylene is a colorless flammable gas under ambient conditions, but is liquefied at cryogenic.
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Calculating liquid ethylene density inside a cryogenic storage tank at -103.70 °C and 1.013 bar: Yields a liquid density of 568.50 kg/m³, giving a specific gravity of 0.5685.
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Petrochemical Cryogenics & Fluid Property Physics
Ethylene is a colorless flammable gas under ambient conditions, but is liquefied at cryogenic temperatures for marine shipment and high-volume industrial storage.
Critical Thermodynamic Properties of Ethylene
- Normal Boiling Point (NBP): -103.70 ^ (169.45 K)
- Critical Temperature (T_c): +9.20 ^ (282.35 K)
- Critical Pressure (P_c): 50.418 bar (5.042 MPa)
- Critical Density (ρ_c): 214.2 kg/m^3
Density & Specific Gravity Equations
- Density at NBP: ρ = 568.50 kg/m^3 = 35.49 lbs/ft^3
- Imperial Conversion: ρ_lbs/ft^3 = ρ_kg/m^3 × 0.062428
- Specific Gravity (SG): SG = ρ_ethylene1,000 kg/m^3
Custody Transfer & Mass Metering Standards
Industrial ethylene metering uses temperature-compensated mass flow meters (Coriolis meters). Because liquid density changes significantly with small fluctuations near the boiling point, accurate equation-of-state density models (NIST REFPROP standard) ensure precise commercial transaction billing.
Cryogenic Storage Insulation Safety
Cryogenic storage tanks require vacuum-insulated double walls (perlite insulation) to minimize boil-off gas (BOG) generation caused by ambient heat ingress.
How to Use This Calculator
Enter your Temperature (T) (e.g. -103.7 in °C) and Pressure (P) (e.g. 1.013 in bar). Results update instantly as you type — adjust any value to compare scenarios.
The Formula
Normal Boiling Point (NBP) = -103.7 °C (169.45 K)
Critical Temperature Tc = 9.20 °C (282.35 K)
Critical Pressure Pc = 50.418 bar
Worked Example
Calculating liquid ethylene density inside a cryogenic storage tank at -103.70 °C and 1.013 bar: Yields a liquid density of 568.50 kg/m³, giving a specific gravity of 0.
5685.
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