A stoichiometric mixture of oxygen and methane can exist as a liquid at low temperatures
the verdict
SUPPORTED
the evidence backs this
confidence 83/100
Oxygen and methane can coexist as liquids at cryogenic temperatures, a property utilized in aerospace propellants and studied in vapor-liquid equilibrium thermodynamics.
Evidence for · 3
Phase equilibria and interface properties of hydrocarbon propellant-oxygen mixtures in the transcritical regime
2023 · cited by 20
Paper [1] models vapor-liquid equilibria and bulk phase properties for binary mixtures of oxygen and methane in the cryogenic regime.
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More for · 2
Experimental Study on the Unsteady Spray Combustion Process of a Liquid Oxygen/Methane Swirl Coaxial Injector
2021 · cited by 16
Paper [3] describes rocket engine systems utilizing liquid oxygen and methane propellant components at low temperatures.
Structures of Laminar Methane/Nitrogen/Oxygen, Methane/Oxygen and Methane/Liquid Oxygen Counterflow Flames for Cryogenic Conditions and Elevated Pressures
2009 · cited by 4
Paper [6] investigates laminar flames and thermodynamic properties of methane and liquid oxygen mixtures under cryogenic conditions.