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BSL Transport Phenomena 2e Revised: Chapter 1 - Problem 1A.

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Problem 1A.4
Gas-mixture viscosities at low density. The following data2 are available for the viscosities
of mixtures of hydrogen and Freon-12 (dichlorodifluoromethane) at 25°C and 1 atm:

Mole fraction of H2 : 0.00 0.25 0.50 0.75 1.00


µ × 106 (poise): 124.0 128.1 131.9 135.1 88.4

Use the viscosities of the pure components to calculate the viscosities at the three intermediate
compositions by means of Eqs. 1.4-15 and 16.

Sample answer: At 0.5, µ = 0.01317 cp.

Solution1

Eqs. 1.4-15 and 16 in the text are a pair of formulas that allow us to compute the viscosity of a
mixture with N chemical species.
N
X x α µα
µmix = N
, (1.4-15)
α=1
X
xβ Φαβ
β=1

where Φαβ is
 −1/2 "  1/2  1/4 #2
1 Mα µα Mβ
Φαβ =√ 1+ 1+ . (1.4-16)
8 Mβ µβ Mα
The gas mixture has two chemical species, dichlorodifluoromethane (CCl2 F2 ) and hydrogen (H2 ).

Species 1: CCl2 F2 Species 2: H2


g g
M1 = 12.01 + 2(35.45) + 2(19.00) = 120.91 M2 = 2(1.008) = 2.016
mol mol
µ1 = 124.0 × 10−6 poise µ2 = 88.4 × 10−6 poise

As a result, Eq. 1.4-15 becomes


2
X xα µα
µmix = 2
α=1
X
xβ Φαβ
β=1
x1 µ 1 x2 µ 2
= 2 + 2
X X
xβ Φ1β xβ Φ2β
β=1 β=1
x 1 µ1 x 2 µ2
= + .
x1 Φ11 + x2 Φ12 x1 Φ21 + x2 Φ22

1
Special thanks to GESE on Twitter for pointing out my mistake.
2
J. W. Buddenberg and C. R. Wilke, Ind. Eng. Chem. 41, 1345–1347 (1949).

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Use Eq. 1.4-16 to determine Φ11 , Φ12 , Φ21 , and Φ22 .


"  #2
M1 −1/2
 1/2 
M1 1/4
 
1 µ1
Φ11 =√ 1+ 1+ =1
8 M1 µ1 M1
"  #2
M1 −1/2
 1/2 
M2 1/4
 
1 µ1
Φ12 =√ 1+ 1+ ≈ 0.092017
8 M2 µ2 M1
"  #2
M2 −1/2
 1/2 
M1 1/4
 
1 µ2
Φ21 =√ 1+ 1+ ≈ 3.93432
8 M1 µ1 M2
"  #2
M2 −1/2
 1/2 
M2 1/4
 
1 µ2
Φ22 =√ 1+ 1+ =1
8 M2 µ2 M2

µmix has to be calculated for three situations: (1) when x1 = 0.75 and x2 = 0.25,

(0.75)µ1 (0.25)µ2
µmix = + ≈ 127.2 × 10−6 poise
(0.75)Φ11 + (0.25)Φ12 (0.75)Φ21 + (0.25)Φ22

(2) when x1 = 0.50 and x2 = 0.50,

(0.50)µ1 (0.50)µ2
µmix = + ≈ 131.5 × 10−6 poise
(0.50)Φ11 + (0.50)Φ12 (0.50)Φ21 + (0.50)Φ22

and (3) when x1 = 0.25 and x2 = 0.75.

(0.25)µ1 (0.75)µ2
µmix = + ≈ 135.4 × 10−6 poise
(0.25)Φ11 + (0.75)Φ12 (0.25)Φ21 + (0.75)Φ22

Therefore,
Mole fraction of CCl2 F2 (x1 ): 0.75 0.50 0.25
Mole fraction of H2 (x2 ): 0.25 0.50 0.75
.
µmix × 106 (poise): 127.2 131.5 135.4
µ × 106 (poise): 128.1 131.9 135.1
These numbers are in excellent agreement with the data.

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