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The transport properties of ethane. I. Viscosity

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A new representation of the viscosity of ethane is presented. The representative equations are based upon a body of experimental data that have been critically assessed for internal consistency and for agreement with theory in the zero-density limit, vapor phase, and critical region. The representation extends over the temperature range from 100 K to the critical temperature in the liquid phase and from 200 K to the critical temperature in the vapor phase. In the supercritical region, the temperature range extends to 1000 K for pressures up to 2 MPa and to 500 K for pressures up to 60 MPa. The ascribed accuracy of the representation varies according to the thermodynamic state from ±0.5 % for the viscosity of the dilute gas near room temperature to ±3.0% for the viscosity at high pressures and temperatures. Tables of the viscosity, generated by the relevant equations, at selected temperatures and pressures and along the saturation line, are also provided.

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  1. Fachbereich Chemie, Universität Rostock, D-18051, Rostock, Germany

    S. Hendl & E. Vogel

  2. TECHRO e. V., Platz der Freundschaft 1, D-18059, Rostock, Germany

    J. Millat

  3. IUPAC Transport Properties Project Center, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemical Technology, Imperial College, SW7 2BY, London, United Kingdom

    V. Vesovic & W. A. Wakeham

  4. Institute for Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland, 20742, College Park, Maryland, USA

    J. Luettmer-Strathmann & J. V. Sengers

  5. Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Aristotle University, 54006, Thessaloniki, Greece

    M. J. Assael

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Hendl, S., Millat, J., Vogel, E. et al. The transport properties of ethane. I. Viscosity. Int J Thermophys 15, 1–31 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01439245

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