A Model for the Estimation of Surface Tension of Pure Hydrocarbon Liquids

Surface tension is an important property and its accurate prediction is required in most chemical engineering calculations. An equation for the surface tension of liquid hydrocarbons as a function of temperature is developed considering intermolecular attractions in liquid phase are reflected by its...

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Main Authors: Aleem, W., Mellon, N., Sufian, S., Mutalib, M.I.A., Subbarao, D.
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Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas
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Published: Taylor and Francis Inc. 2015
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spelling utp-eprints.307172022-03-25T07:15:48Z A Model for the Estimation of Surface Tension of Pure Hydrocarbon Liquids Aleem, W. Mellon, N. Sufian, S. Mutalib, M.I.A. Subbarao, D. Surface tension is an important property and its accurate prediction is required in most chemical engineering calculations. An equation for the surface tension of liquid hydrocarbons as a function of temperature is developed considering intermolecular attractions in liquid phase are reflected by its enthalpy. The model equation is validated with National Institute of Standards and Technology data on liquid hydrocarbon alkanes (C1 to C10 and C12) accounting for molecular shape through sphericity factor. The molecular sphericity factor correlated well with molecular weight of the hydrocarbons. The accuracy of the proposed model equation is compared with the two empirical equations, and results showed that the proposed model equation predicts the surface tension of pure hydrocarbon liquids more accurately. Copyright © 2015 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Taylor and Francis Inc. 2015 Article NonPeerReviewed https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84951853362&doi=10.1080%2f10916466.2015.1110593&partnerID=40&md5=54841f631d7d6420041ea34fbb54ef03 Aleem, W. and Mellon, N. and Sufian, S. and Mutalib, M.I.A. and Subbarao, D. (2015) A Model for the Estimation of Surface Tension of Pure Hydrocarbon Liquids. Petroleum Science and Technology, 33 (23-24). pp. 1908-1915. http://eprints.utp.edu.my/30717/
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description Surface tension is an important property and its accurate prediction is required in most chemical engineering calculations. An equation for the surface tension of liquid hydrocarbons as a function of temperature is developed considering intermolecular attractions in liquid phase are reflected by its enthalpy. The model equation is validated with National Institute of Standards and Technology data on liquid hydrocarbon alkanes (C1 to C10 and C12) accounting for molecular shape through sphericity factor. The molecular sphericity factor correlated well with molecular weight of the hydrocarbons. The accuracy of the proposed model equation is compared with the two empirical equations, and results showed that the proposed model equation predicts the surface tension of pure hydrocarbon liquids more accurately. Copyright © 2015 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
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author Aleem, W.
Mellon, N.
Sufian, S.
Mutalib, M.I.A.
Subbarao, D.
spellingShingle Aleem, W.
Mellon, N.
Sufian, S.
Mutalib, M.I.A.
Subbarao, D.
A Model for the Estimation of Surface Tension of Pure Hydrocarbon Liquids
author_sort Aleem, W.
title A Model for the Estimation of Surface Tension of Pure Hydrocarbon Liquids
title_short A Model for the Estimation of Surface Tension of Pure Hydrocarbon Liquids
title_full A Model for the Estimation of Surface Tension of Pure Hydrocarbon Liquids
title_fullStr A Model for the Estimation of Surface Tension of Pure Hydrocarbon Liquids
title_full_unstemmed A Model for the Estimation of Surface Tension of Pure Hydrocarbon Liquids
title_sort model for the estimation of surface tension of pure hydrocarbon liquids
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