The Viscosity of Nitrogen, Oxygen, and Their Binary Mixtures in the Limit of Zero Density

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The paper presents a concise and accurate representation of the viscosity of nitrogen, oxygen, and their binary mixtures at the limit of zero density and in the temperature range 110–2100 K, which can be programed easily on a computer. The correlation is founded upon the semiclassical kinetic theory of polyatomic gases and a body of critically evaluated experimental data. Use is also made of the principle of corresponding states to extend the correlation outside of the temperature range for which direct experimental results exist. The optimum correlation has an associated uncertainty of ±0.3% around room temperature, but it rises to a maximum of ±2% at either extreme of the temperature range. A secondary representation of the viscosity of the same gases, providing some saving in computational effort and a further extension of the temperature range at the expense of a small loss of accuracy, is also presented. The relationship of this second representation to similar correlations for other gases makes it attractive for some purposes.

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