Surface tension of a ternary polymeric solution

Pressure–Surface Tension–Temperature Equation of State for n-Alkanes

Herein, the geometric similitude concept is applied to propose a cubic equation that relates surface tension, saturation pressure, and temperature for n-alkanes. The input properties for each fluid are the molecular mass, pressure, temperature, and compressibility factor at the critical point. The model is applied to temperatures below 0.93·T_c (critical point temperature). A total of 2429 surface tension values have been selected for 32 n-alkanes. The parameters of the model have been obtained with a fit of the surface tension values for 19 pure n-alkanes that are randomly chosen. Then, it is tested for the other 13 pure n-alkanes and used to predict the surface tension for 11 binary and 4 ternary mixtures. These predictions are compared with the reported experimental data. For pure n-alkanes, the overall absolute average deviation is 2.4%, including the correlation and testing sets. No additional adjustable coefficients are used for mixtures, yielding an overall absolute average deviation of 2.98% for the binary systems and 7.97% for the ternary ones. The results show that the model is accurate enough for predictions and that the highest deviations are due to the lack of agreement in the values of surface tension of pure fluids obtained from different sources.

Prediction of Internal Pressure of Binary Liquid Mixtures Using Flory's Statistical Theory

Internal pressures of a number of binary liquid mixtures of varying natures of component liquids have been predicted using Flory's statistical theory. The predicted values have been compared with the experimentally calculated ones. Good approximation has been observed.

Prediction of density of liquid mixtures using Flory's statistical theory†

Density of various binary and multicomponent liquid mixtures have been calculated with the help of Flory's statistical theory at different temperatures. Computed values of densities have been compared with the experimental values. Excellent agreement has been found.

Excess Molar Volumes and Viscosities for the Binary Mixtures of n-Octane, n-Decane, n-Dodecane, and n-Tetradecane with Octan-2-ol at 298.15 K

Experimental values of densities (ρ) and viscosities (η) in the binary mixtures of n-octane, n-decane, n-dodecane, and n-tetradecane with octan-2-ol are presented over the whole range of mixture composition at T=298.15 K. From these data, excess molar volume (VmE), deviations in viscosity (Δη), and excess Gibbs free energy of activation ΔG∗E have been calculated. These results were fitted to Redlich-Kister polynomial equations to estimate the binary coefficients and standard errors. Jouyban-Acree model is used to correlate the experimental values of density and viscosity at T=298.15 K. The values of VmE have been analyzed using Prigogine-Flory-Patterson (PFP) theory. The results of the viscosity composition are discussed in the light of various viscosity equations suggested by Grunberg-Nissan, Tamara and Kurata, Hind et al., Katti and Chaudhri, Heric, Heric and Brewer, and McAllister multibody model. The values of Δlnη have also been analyzed using Bloomfield and Dewan model. The experiments on the constituted binaries are analyzed to discuss the nature and strength of intermolecular interactions in these mixtures.

Theoretical prediction of surface tension of ternary liquid system (nitrogen + oxygen + argon) at elevated temperature and different pressure

The surface tension of a ternary liquid mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and argon has been calculated by a new approach using critical constants Pc, Vc, and Tc at temperatures ranging from 90 to 110 K and pressure up to 865 kPa. New formalism has been made by modifying the Brock-Bird relation. The computed values are compared with the experimental findings. Satisfactory results have been obtained.

Surface Tension of Ternary Solutions

A theory of the surface tension of ternary solutions is presented. It assumes different molecular sizes of individual components of the solution and takes into account intermolecular interactions both at the surface and in the bulk. The influence of these interactions on the surface tension behavior including the surface buffering effect and the surface phase transition is discussed. Copyright 1999 Academic Press.