Viscosity and surface tension of saturated n-pentane

Pellegrino LP, Fröba AP, Leipertz A (2004)


Publication Language: English

Publication Status: Published

Publication Type: Journal article, Original article

Publication year: 2004

Journal

Publisher: Springer Verlag (Germany)

Book Volume: 25

Pages Range: 1323-1337

Abstract

Light scattering by thermally excited capillary waves on liquid surfaces or interfaces can be used for the investigation of viscoelastic properties of fluids. In this work, the simultaneous determination of surface tension and liquid kinematic viscosity of n-pentane by surface light scattering (SLS) on a gas-liquid interface was carried out. The experiments are based on a heterodyne detection scheme and signal analysis by photon correlation spectroscopy (PCS). Measurements were performed under saturation conditions over a wide temperature range from about 233 to 363 K. For the whole temperature range the total uncertainty of the liquid kinematic viscosity and surface tension is estimated to be better than 1.0 and 1.2%, respectively. The results obtained corroborate the reliability of the SLS technique for the determination of thermophysical properties.

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APA:

Pellegrino, L.P., Fröba, A.P., & Leipertz, A. (2004). Viscosity and surface tension of saturated n-pentane. International Journal of Thermophysics, 25, 1323-1337.

MLA:

Pellegrino, L. P., Andreas Paul Fröba, and Alfred Leipertz. "Viscosity and surface tension of saturated n-pentane." International Journal of Thermophysics 25 (2004): 1323-1337.

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