liquid viscosity calculation
DESCRIPTION
3 methods to calculate Liquid viscosityTRANSCRIPT
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PROCEDURE No.1 - GAMBILL METHOD CALCULATION
Parameters Unit 1 2
Stream No. - 1 2
Liquid - A B
Mass Flow rate (m) kg/h 1,000.00 500.00
Viscosity (v) cSt 0.25 0.3
Density (ρ) kg/m3 1200 800
PROCEDURE No.2 - REFUTAS METHOD CALCULATION
Parameters Unit 1 2 3
Stream No. - 1 2
Liquid - A B
Mass Flow kg/h 1000 500
Density (ρ) kg/m3 1200 800
Molecular Weight (MW) kg/kgmol 80 70
Viscosity (µ) cP 0.3 0.24
Mol Flow kmol/h 12.50 7.14
Mass Fraction xi 0.67 0.33
Mole Frac yi 0.64 0.36
Specific Gravity - 1.20 0.80
Viscosity (v) cSt 0.250 0.300
Viscosity Blending Index VBI(i) -32.92 -23.19xi • VBI(i) - -21.95 -7.73
xi / ρ - 5.56E-04 4.17E-04
PROCEDURE No.3 - CHEVRON METHOD CALCULATION
Parameters Unit 1 2 3
Stream No. - 1 2
Liquid - A B
Mass Flow rate (m) kg/h 1,000.00 500.00
Vol. Flow rate (v) m3/h 0.83 0.63
Viscosity (µ) cP 0.3 0.24
Density (ρ) kg/m3 1200 800
Viscosity (v) cSt 0.250 0.300Vol fraction vi 0.57 0.43Mass fraction xi 0.67 0.33xi / ρ - 5.56E-04 4.17E-04
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VBI(i) - -0.09 -0.14
vi • VBN(i) - -0.050 -0.060
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RESULTS FOR GAMBILL METHOD
Parameters Unit
∑ Mass Flow kg/hMass frac. (1) wt.%Mass frac. (2) wt.%Vis. Mixture (v) cSt
Vis. Mixture (µ) cP
Density mix (ρ) kg/m3
CALCULATION RESULTS FOR REFUTAS METHOD
4 5 6 Parameters Unit
∑ Mass Flow kg/h
∑ Mole Flow kmol/h
VBI,blend -
Viscosity (v) cSt
µ,mix cP
Density mix (ρ) kg/m3
CALCULATION RESULTS FOR CHEVRON METHOD
4 5 6 Parameters Unit
∑ Mass Flow kg/hDensity mix (ρ) kg/m3
∑ Vol. Flow m3/h
VBI,blend -
Viscosity (v) cSt
cPVis. Mixture (µ)
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RESULTS FOR GAMBILL METHOD
Value
1,500.0066.6733.330.643
0.661
1,028.57
RESULTS FOR REFUTAS METHOD
Results
1,500.0019.64-29.680.260.27
1,028.57
RESULTS FOR CHEVRON METHOD
Value
1,500.001,028.57
1.46-0.110.79
0.82