Absolute viscosity of liquid phase methane at different temperatures and pressures

Absolute viscosity of liquid phase methane at different temperatures and pressures

Junjie Chen

Department of Energy and Power Engineering, School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, 2000 Century Avenue, Jiaozuo, Henan, 454000, P.R. China

Contributor: Junjie Chen, ORCID: 0000-0001-5055-4309, E-mail address: komcjj@gmail.com

Methane, is a colourless, odourless gas that occurs abundantly in nature. Methane is the simplest member of the paraffin series of hydrocarbons and is among the most potent of the greenhouse gases. Methane is lighter than air, having a specific gravity of 0.554. It is only slightly soluble in water. It burns readily in air, forming carbon dioxide and water vapour; the flame is pale, slightly luminous, and very hot. Methane in general is very stable, but mixtures of methane and air, with the methane content between 5 and 14 percent by volume, are explosive. Explosions of such mixtures have been frequent in coal mines and collieries and have been the cause of many mine disasters. Methane is an important source of hydrogen and some organic chemicals.

Temperature (degrees kelvin), Temperature (degrees Celsius), Temperature (degrees Fahrenheit), Pressure (bars), Pressure (pound-force per square inch), Absolute viscosity (micro-pascals-seconds), Absolute viscosity (centipoises)

90.694   -182.46  -296.42  0.1170   1.696     204.5     0.2045

100 -173       -280       0.3438   4.986     155.8     0.1558

110 -163       -262       0.8813   12.78     121.3     0.1213

120 -153       -244       1.914     27.76     97.43     0.09743

130 -143       -226       3.673     53.28     79.87     0.07987

140 -133       -208       6.412     93.00     66.33     0.06633

150 -123       -190       10.40     150.8     55.44     0.05544

160 -113       -172       15.92     230.9     46.27     0.04627

170 -103       -154       23.28     337.7     38.12     0.03812

Contributor: Junjie Chen, ORCID: 0000-0001-5055-4309, E-mail address: komcjj@gmail.com, Department of Energy and Power Engineering, School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, 2000 Century Avenue, Jiaozuo, Henan, 454000, P.R. China