A survey has been made of the more recent experimental measurements of the viscosity, density, thermal expansion coefficient, thermal conductivity, and specific heat of liquid 4He from the λ region up to 4.2 K. Cubic spline fits to these data are provided using a mean squares approach. The fits are used to plot the temperature dependence of the kinematic viscosity, the thermal diffusivity, and the Prandtl number.
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Barenghi, C.F., Lucas, P.G.J. & Donnelly, R.J. Cubic spline fits to thermodynamic and transport parameters of liquid 4He above the λ transition. J Low Temp Phys 44, 491–504 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00117840
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