Gas viscosity of carbon dioxide along the saturation line

Gas viscosity of carbon dioxide along the saturation line

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: [e-mail]

Carbon dioxide is a colourless gas having a faint sharp odour and a sour taste. Industrially, it is recovered for numerous diverse applications from flue gases, as a by-product of the preparation of hydrogen for synthesis of ammonia, from limekilns, and from other sources. At ordinary temperatures, carbon dioxide is quite unreactive; At temperatures above 1,700 degrees Celsius, it partially decomposes into carbon monoxide and oxygen. Hydrogen or carbon also convert it to carbon monoxide at high temperatures. Ammonia reacts with carbon dioxide under pressure to form ammonium carbamate, then urea, an important component of fertilizers and plastics. Carbon dioxide is slightly soluble in water, forming a weakly acidic solution. This solution contains the dibasic acid called carbonic acid. Ignited magnesium continues to burn in carbon dioxide, but the gas does not support the combustion of most materials.

Temperature (degrees Celsius), Pressure (kilopascals), Dynamic viscosity (milligrams per meter per second)

205               227               10.33

210               327               10.6

215               465               10.87

220               600               11.13

225               735               11.41

230               894               11.69

235               1075                    11.98

240               1283                    12.27

245               1519                    12.58

250               1786                    12.9

255               2085                    13.24

260               2419                    13.61

265               2790                    14.02

270               3203                    14.47

275               3658                    14.99

280               4160                    15.61

285               4712                    16.37

290               5315                    17.36

295               5984                    18.79

300               6710                    21.29

302               6997                    23.52

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