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Viscosity and Surface Tension of Saturated n-Pentane

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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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  1. Lehrstuhl für Technische Thermodynamik (LTT), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Am Weichselgarten 8, Germany

    A. P. Fröba & A. Leipertz

  2. Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, Edifício C8, Portugal

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Fröba, A.P., Pellegrino, L.P. & Leipertz, A. Viscosity and Surface Tension of Saturated n-Pentane. International Journal of Thermophysics 25, 1323–1337 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10765-004-5741-1

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