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Published in final edited form as: J Phys Chem Ref Data. 2018;47:10.1063/1.5036625. doi: 10.1063/1.5036625

TABLE 5.

Wide-ranging Reference Correlations for Viscosity

Fluid 1st Author Year Trange
(K)
Pmax
(MPa)
ammonia Monogenidou28 1995 195.46–725 50
argon Lemmon18 2004 55–2000 1000
benzene Avgeri29 2014 278.67–675 300
n-butane Herrmann30 2018 134.9–650 100
carbon dioxide Laesecke31 2017 100–2000 8000
cyclohexane Tariq32 2014 279.47–873 110
cyclopentane Vassiliou33 2015 240–455 250
n-decane Huber34 2004 243.5–574 300
dimethylether Meng35 2012 233–373 30
n-dodecane Huber36 2004 263.6–800 200
ethane Vogel37 2015 210–675 100
ethanol Kiselev38 2005 273–538 100
ethylbenzene Meng39 2016 178.2–673 110
ethylene Holland40 1983 110–500 50
heavy water Kestin41 1984 276.97–775 100
helium-4 Arp42 1998 0.8–1500 2000
n-heptane Michailidou43 2014 100.20–600 248
n-hexane Michailidou44 2013 177.83–600 100
hydrogen Muzny45 2013 13.96–1000 200
hydrogen sulfide Schmidt46 2008 190–600 100
isobutane Vogel47 2000 113.55–600 35
krypton Hanley48 1974 125–500 20
methane Quinones-Cis49 2011 90.69–625 1000
methanol Xiang50 2006 175.61–630 8000
m-xylene Cao51 2016 273–673 200
nitrogen Lemmon18 2004 50–2000 2200
n-nonane Huber34 2004 219.7–524 69
Novec 649a Wen52 2017 165–500 50
n-octane Quiñones-Cis53 2006 280–600 149
oxygen Lemmon18 2004 54.36–1000 82
o-xylene Cao54 2016 273–673 110
parahydrogen Muzny45 2013 13.80–2000 200
n-pentane Quiñones-Cis53 2006 300–550 151
propane Vogel55 2016 90–625 62
p-xylene Balogun56 2015 286.40–673 110
R123 Tanaka57 1996 253–373 30
R1234yf Huber58 2016 220–410 30
R1234ze(E) Huber58 2016 169–420 100
R125 Huber59 2006 172.52–500 60
R134a Quiñones-Cis53 2006 200–425 100
R152a Krauss60 1996 240–440 20
R161 Tsolakidou61 2017 243–363 30
R23 Shan62 2000 153–570 60
R245fa Perkins63 2016 233–413 40
sulfur hexafluoride Quiñones-Cisneros64 2012 223–1000 50
toluene Avgeri22 2015 178–675 500
n-undecane Assael65 2017 247.54–700 500
water Huber21 2009 273–1173 1000
xenon Hanley48 1974 170–500 20
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