Absolute viscosity of gas phase methane at different temperatures and pressures

<strong>Absolute viscosity of gas phase methane at different temperatures and pressures</strong> 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] Methane reacts with steam at high temperatures to yield carbon monoxide and hydrogen; the latter is used in the manufacture of ammonia for fertilizers and explosives. Other valuable chemicals derived from methane include methanol, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, and nitromethane. The incomplete combustion of methane yields carbon black, which is widely used as a reinforcing agent in rubber used for automobile tires. 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 3.639 0.00364 100 -173 -280 0.3438 4.986 3.998 0.00400 110 -163 -262 0.8813 12.78 4.396 0.00440 120 -153 -244 1.914 27.76 4.812 0.00481 130 -143 -226 3.673 53.28 5.252 0.00525 140 -133 -208 6.412 93.00 5.725 0.00573 150 -123 -190 10.40 150.8 6.253 0.00625 160 -113 -172 15.92 230.9 6.869 0.00687 170 -103 -154 23.28 337.7 7.652 0.00765 180 -93.2 -136 32.85 476.5 8.825 0.00883 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