Calculation Mixture Viscosities: J. Buddenberg' C. R. Wilke
Calculation Mixture Viscosities: J. Buddenberg' C. R. Wilke
Calculation Mixture Viscosities: J. Buddenberg' C. R. Wilke
Viscosities
J. W. BUDDENBERG' AND C. R. WILKE
University of California, Berkeley, Calif.
An empirical correlation has been developed to predict A and B are constants which are determined experimentally
the constants i n the Sutherland-Thiesen equation for for each gas pair. Viscosities are assumed to be essentially inde-
binary gas mixtures leading to the general equation: pendent of pressure in this development.
Schudel (10) has effected a simplification of the Sutherland-
U1 U"
Thiesen equation showing t h a t
j#i 140 1 I
the order of magnitude which might be expected to result from e h l l d a t a obtained at 25' C. a n d atinospheric p r e m n e .
uncertainty in the estimated and experimental diffusion ooeffi-
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DISCUSSION
1.385~2
PZ
+ x = mole fraction
P = viscosity, gram/cm.-sec. or micropoises
p = density, gram/ml.
Subscripts
P.3 I,2,3, etc. = referring t o component 1, 2, 3, etc.
(9) 2, 3 = referring to i and j components
m = referring t o mixture
= referring t o n component
Equation 9 may be written in more general form for rb coni-
ponents: LITERATURE CITED
II
Arnold, J. H., IND. ENG.CHEN.,22, 1091 (1930).
22
PLm = P%
(10) Bicher, L. B., Jr., and Kats, D. L., Ihid., 35, 754 (1943).
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2=1 1+-
1385u2 Chapman, S., Phil. Trans. Roy.SOC.(London),217A, 115 (1918).
X*Pa
j=1
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T A B L111.
~ COMPARISONOF CALCULATED
WITH OBSERVED Trautz, M., and Gabriel, E., Ibid., 11, 606 (1931).
DATAFOR COMPLEXMIXTURES~ Trautz, M., and Heberling, R., Ibid., 10, 155 (1931).
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Ne-Hz-COz (9) l/aeach 185.7 195.3 +5.1 Wilke, C. R., presented before the Am. Inst. Chem. Engrs.,
At-Nz-Freon 12 (8) 1/3each 146.9 151.0 +2.8
Nl-COe-Freon 12 ( 5 ) 1/seach 145.8 144.6 -0.8 Los Angeles, Calif., March 7, 1949.
Ne-H%-COeFreon 12 (3) I/aeach 168.1 162.3 -3.4
He-Nz-COe-Freon 12 (3) 1/4each 147.1 148.2 +0.75
RECEIVEDDecember 13, 1948. Presented before the Division of Physical
All data obtained a t 25 C. and atmospheric pressure. a n d Inorganic Chemistry a t the 114th Meeting of t h e AMERICAN
CHEMICAL
SOCIRTY, Portland, Ore.