P ort City International Univers ity Journal, 2 ( I + 2) : I 9 5 - 2 0 0

VISCOSITY CORRELATION FOR SOME BINARY ALKANOL

SYSTEMS

M. Amzad Hossain Bhuyan, M. Mehedi Hasan Rocky, and Shamim Akhtar 1

Department of Natural Science, Port City lnternational University, Chittagong.

l.Department of Chemistry, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT

Viscosities of binary systems containing compounds of alkanol, alkane, ether,

aromatic hydrocarbon and acetonitrile are calculated from six standard correlative
models (Grunberg-Nissan, Heric, Ausldnder, Frenkel, Lobe and McAllister models).
The results were analysed in terms of applied approaches and their correlating
abilities were tested by calculatingstandard percentage deviation, o(%). These
estimations were done using experimental viscosity data cited from literatures.
Models with three interaction parameters yielded beffer f,rttings compared to those
based on one and two-parameters. The best fit for dynamic and kinematic viscosity
was obtained by using Ausldnder and McAllister 4-body equation and that the overall
o(%o)s for the cases equal to 0.59 and 0.66 respectively for the 10 studied binary
alkanol systems.
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Keywords : Auslainder, Correlation, Heric, McAllister, Viscosity.

INTRODUCTION

Studies on thermod;mamic and transport properties are important in

understanding the nature of molecular interaction in liquid systems. Viscosity is very
useful property for the design of transport and process equipment in the chemical
industry (Roy er a1.,2008). Many correlation and prediction methods have until now
been developed for the estimation of viscosity of liquid mixtures. Generally there are
two different types of method for this purpose: one is to use pure component
properties known as predictive approach and the other is to use not only the properties
of pure but also using the data of mixture thus known as correlative approach (Cao et
a1.,I993).Correlative approaches usually lead to better results, even though some
optimization technique should be involved for the determination of interaction
parameters (one or more). In the present study, viscosities of some binary alkanol
liquid mixtures have been evaluated using six standard correlative methods involving
Grunberg and Nissan (1949), Heric (1966), Ausldnder (1965) Frenkel (1946), Lobe
(1973) and McAllistermodels (1960) on the basis of experimental data cited from
literatures.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Many relations have been proposed to correlate dynamic viscosities (r) and
kinematic viscosities (v) of liquid systems by using several chemical laws based on
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parameters zero, one, two, three and so forth. The correlating ability of the
of
following viscosity models was tested on 10 binary alkanol liquid systems:
one-parameter (Grunberg-Nissan and Frenkel), two-parameters (Heric and Lobe), and
three-parameters (Ausldnder and McAllister 4-body) models. The equations of these
models are as follows:

-Grunberg-Nissan:
InrT = xrlnrT, + xrlnry z + xrx2cn

-Heric:
lnrT = xrInrT, + xrlnrT, + xtlnM, + xrlnM, -ln(xrM, + xrM ,) z

+ xtx2{Hr, + Hrr(*, - xr)}

-Ausldnder:
x,0, (x, + r) + xrrT rArr(B rrx, + *r)
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T7=
x, (x, + Brrxr) + xrArr(Brrx, + *r)

-Frenkel:
lnrT = *r' lnrTr l xr' lnrl, + 2xrxrlnY'

-Lobe:
v : t Q,v z "*nlo,o
Q/, "*rlo,o,-[;)] ^t"[;)]
4-bodY:
-McAllister
lnv : xl lnvt'+ 4xttxrlnZrrr, + 6xl xllnZrrr, + 4xrx)lnZrrr, + xllnv, 6

-ln[x, + xr(M, I M r)]+ 4x', xrln[(3 + M, I M ) I 4]

+ 6xl xlln[(l + M 2 I M 1) I 2] + 4x, x]1n[(1 + 3M 2 I M ) I a] + xl ln(M, I M')

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

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corr"latittg ability of each of the presented models, was tested by calculating
thestandard percentage deviation, o(%) between the experimental and calculated
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 Viscosity Correlation
The adjustable parameters in Eqs. 1-6 wbre computed by the non-linear regression
analysis and the results obtained are as listed in Table l. Fig.l represents the values of
overall o(%) for the applied models. The values of o(%) for one parameter based
Grunberg-Nissan and Frenkel model were almost same though interaction parameters are
different. The overall o(%)s for one parameter based modelsare quite higl compared to
the models based on two and three parameters for the studied systems. For conelating,?,
application of Ausldnder equation has yielded o(Yo) ranging from 0.13 to 1.35, which is
beffer than that of Heric equation with o(%) ranging from0.24 to 1.81. The best f,rt for
dynamic and kinematic viscosity was obtained by using Ausldnder and McAllister 4-
body equation and that the overall o(%)s for the cases equal to 0.59 and 0.66
respectively.

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From the present study it has been observed that, all of the correlating equations
under consideration are quite effective in empirical fittings of viscosity data for the
alkanol r alkane or aromatic or ether type mixtures. Though it becomes very difficult to
suggest any general rule in establishing the effectiveness of one of the fitting equations
over the other, comparisons are, however, more suitable while the numbers of adjustable
parameters are counted. Nevertheless, McAllister as well as the Ausldnder models with
three interaction parameters generally yielded better fittings compared to those of the one
and two-parameter based models.

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