ISSN:
1572-9567
Keywords:
alkanes
;
hydrocarbons
;
liquids
;
mixing rule
;
thermal conductivity
;
transient hot-wire method
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract The thermal conductivity of four pure normal paraffin hydrocarbons (C11, C14, C15, C16) and binary and ternary mixtures of three n-paraffin hydrocarbons (C7, C11, C16) have been measured in the temperature range from about 20 to 90°C at atmospheric pressure. Measurements have been performed with the aid of a fully automated transient hot-wire instrument. The accuracy of the reported data is estimated to be ±1.0 to ±1.5%. A new simple and practical equation, which can calculate the thermal conductivity of pure n-paraffin hydrocarbons (4≤n≤ 16) with the uncertainty of ±1%, has been correlated in terms of temperature and number of carbon atoms based on the present results including some other reliable data. Also, a mixing rule for the mixtures of n-paraffin hydrocarbons was proposed and was adequately confirmed by the present results within the experimental error.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00522147
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