International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.53, No.19-20, 3823-3830, 2010
Thermodynamic model of viscosity of hydrocarbons and their mixtures
Activation hypothesis suggested by Eyring for modeling viscosity of liquids is generalized for calculation coefficient of dynamic viscosity of pure hydrocarbons and their mixtures in wide region of temperature, pressure and concentrations. Energy of vacancy activation is modeled as difference between enthalpy of ideal gas and enthalpy of real substance. Enthalpy and other thermodynamic parameters for pure substances and mixtures are calculated on the base of well-known Lee-Kesler equation of state. Thermodynamics of mixture calculated in the frame of pseudofluid hypothesis with pseudocritical thermodynamic constants. Pseudocritical thermodynamic constants are estimated with the help of mixing rules offered also by Lee-Kesler. Two additional constants are including in the suggested model of viscosity. For normal paraffin these constant have universal value. For other substances, for example, oxygen containing hydrocarbons values of the constant are installed in accordance to the experimental data. The model with sufficiently accuracy reproduces viscosity experimental data as pure substances in vapor and liquid phases and also solutions in the wide regions of thermodynamical parameters and concentrations. Calculation results are compared with the literature experimental data. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Keywords:Coefficient of dynamic viscosity;Thermodynamic equation of state;Residual enthalpy;Energy of vacancy formation;Mixing rules;Viscosity of solutions;Fischer-Tropsch products