Viscosity and Density of Five Hydrocarbon Liquids at Pressures up to 200 MPa and Temperatures up to 473 K

• Published in: Journal of chemical and engineering data Vol. 54; no. 2; pp. 359 - 366
• Main Authors: Caudwell, Derek R, Trusler, J. P. Martin, Vesovic, Velisa, Wakeham, William A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Chemical Society 12-02-2009
• Subjects: Chemical thermodynamics; Chemistry; Elements, mineral and organic compounds; Exact sciences and technology; General and physical chemistry; Thermodynamic properties; Octane; Viscosity; Decane; Liquid state; Dodecane; Hydrocarbon; Naphthalene(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro); Simultaneous measurement; Xylene; Density; Physical properties; Rheological properties
• ISSN: 0021-9568; 1520-5134
• DOI: 10.1021/je800417q

We report the results of simultaneous measurements of the viscosity and density of five pure hydrocarbon liquids (octane, decane, 1,3-dimethylbenzene, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene, and 1-methylnaphthalene) at temperatures between (298.15 and 473.15) K and at pressures ranging from 0.1 MPa to approximately 200 MPa. The measurements were made with a vibrating-wire instrument, and the estimated expanded relative uncertainties are ± 2 % for viscosity and ± 0.2 % for density with a coverage factor of 2. The densities were correlated by means of a modified Tait equation, while the viscosities were correlated both with the theory of Dymond and Assael and in terms of an empirical function of temperature and pressure. We also present correlations of the viscosity of dodecane and octadecane based on results that we published previously [Caudwell et al. Int. J. Thermophys. 2004, 25, 1340−1352]. Extensive comparisons with literature data are presented.