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Viscosity of H20 in the Critical Region

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Author(s)

Jan V. Sengers, Richard A. Perkins, Marcia L. Huber, Daniel G. Friend

Abstract

It has been well established that thermodynamic and transport properties of fluids exhibit singular behavior near the critical point. In this paper we review the theoretical predictions for the enhancement of the viscosity near the critical point. It is then shown how these predictions can be used to obtain a representative equation for the viscosity of H2O in the critical region.
Citation
International Journal of Thermophysics
Volume
30
Issue
2
Pub Type
Journals

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Keywords

viscosity, water, critical region, H2O, theoretical predictions
Thermochemical properties

Citation

Sengers, J. , Perkins, R. , Huber, M. and Friend, D. (2009), Viscosity of H20 in the Critical Region, International Journal of Thermophysics, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=832218 (Accessed October 10, 2025)

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Created April 14, 2009, Updated October 12, 2021
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