Speed-of-sound measurements in liquid and gaseous air

The speed of sound in air has been measured along isotherms for a standard air mixture (0.7811 N₂+0.2097 O₂+0.0092 Ar) in the gas and liquid phases at pressures to 14 MPa. A cylindrical resonator was used in the vapor and supercritical gas phases, and a time-of-flight system was used for measurements of the liquid phase. Data were obtained for the liquid phase at 90, 100, 110, 120, and 130 K. Data were taken at 110, 120, 130, 135, 140, 150, 200, and 300 K in the vapor and supercritical gas phases. These experimental results were compared to a predictive computer model, namely, AIRPROPS.