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A four-parameter corresponding-states method for prediction of Newtonian, pure-component viscosity

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The extended Lee-Kesler (ELK) method, introduced for calculating thermodynamic properties of polar as well as nonpolar fluids and their mixtures, has been adapted to the calculation of Newtonian, pure-fluid viscosity. The method is a four-parameter, corresponding-states technique requiring as input the critical temperature, critical pressure, a size/shape parameter α, and a polar interaction parameter β. Because α and β have been previously tabulated for many fluids (for calculation of thermodynamic properties) and may also be obtained directly from the radius of gyration and a single liquid density, respectively, the method contains no adjustable parameters and is predictive in nature. ELK viscosity predictions were compared to experimental data for nonpolar and polar fluids. For 36 different nonpolar fluids and a total of 5748 different points, the comparison yielded an absolute average deviation (AAD) of 7.88% with a bias of −4.45%. Similarly, the AAD was 10.62% with a bias of −5.34% for a comparison of 15 different polar fluids involving 1500 different points. With this method, viscosities can be calculated within the range 0.55 ⩽T r⩽2.00 and 0<P r⩽10.

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Okeson, K.J., Rowley, R.L. A four-parameter corresponding-states method for prediction of Newtonian, pure-component viscosity. Int J Thermophys 12, 119–136 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00506126

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