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A Reference Correlation for the Viscosity of Krypton From Entropy Scaling
Published
Author(s)
Sofia Polychroniadou, Konstantinos Antoniadis, Marc Assael, Ian Bell
Abstract
We present a new wide-ranging correlation for the viscosity of krypton based on critically evaluated experimental data. For the first time, such a correlation has as its basis the entropy scaling approach. We base the residual contribution on the Lennard-Jones fluid, resulting in one adjustable parameter for the entire phase diagram away from the dilute-gas limit. The estimated uncertainty is less than 2.0 % (at the 95 % confidence level) over the entire phase diagram, except in the extended critical region. The correlation is valid from 70 K to 5000 K for the dilute gas, and from 115.775 K to 750 K in the fluid phase, with a pressure limit equal to that of the melting curve
Polychroniadou, S.
, Antoniadis, K.
, Assael, M.
and Bell, I.
(2021),
A Reference Correlation for the Viscosity of Krypton From Entropy Scaling, International Journal of Thermophysics, [online], https://doi.org/10.1007/s10765-021-02927-5, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=933039
(Accessed October 17, 2025)