University of Windsor Scholarship at UWindsor Electronic Theses and Dissertations Theses, Dissertations, and Major Papers 1-1-2007 A study of the viscometric and volumetric properties of 1-alkanol (carbon 3 - carbon 11) multi-component liquid systems at different temperature levels. Nidal Hussein University of Windsor Follow this and additional works at: https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd Recommended Citation Hussein, Nidal, "A study of the viscometric and volumetric properties of 1-alkanol (carbon 3 - carbon 11) multi-component liquid systems at different temperature levels." (2007). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 7042. https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/7042 This online database contains the full-text of PhD dissertations and Masters’ theses of University of Windsor students from 1954 forward. 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ABSTRACT The densities and viscosities of ten binary, ten ternary, and five quaternary subsystems of the quinary system: 1 -propanol, 1 -pentanol, 1 -heptanol, 1 -nonanol, and 1 -undecanol have been experimentally measured over the entire composition range at 293.15, 298.15, 308.15, and 313.15 K. The experimental data were employed to test the predictive capabilities of some of the widely used and accepted viscosity models in the literature. These models are: the generalized McAllister three-body interaction model, the pseudo-binary McAllister model, the GC-UNIMOD model, the generalized corresponding states principle (GCSP) model, and the Allan and Teja correlation. The analysis of the models testing results shows that the generalized McAllister three- body interaction model gave the best predictive capabilities for 1 -alkanol mixtures under investigation. iii Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. DEDICATION This work is dedicated to my wife Amira and to my parents for their endless love, encouragement and support throughout the years. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I will forever be indebted to my advisor, Professor Abdul-Fattah A. Asfour, for sharing his expertise and enthusiasm with me. I am also grateful for his encouragement and for the financial support throughout this work. I would also like to take this chance to express my deep thanks to my wife, Amira, for her encouragement, support, and understanding during this work. My appreciation and thanks also go to my parents, sister and brothers for their support over the years. There are a number of people who have provided me with experimental assistance and valuable advice during my research. For that I would like to thank the good people in the Chemical Control Centre and in the Environmental Engineering program; specially Walid Al-Gherwi, Emhammed Yousef, and Bill Middleton. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT ...........................................................................................................................iii DEDICATION .........................................................................................................................iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS..................................................................................................... v LIST OF TABLES ..............................................................................................................ix LIST OF FIGURES ....................................................................................................... xviii Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................1 1.1 General ........................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Objectives ......................................................................................................................3 1.3 Contribution and Significance ...................................................................................5 2 REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE ........................................................................... 6 2.1 General ......................................................................................................................... 6 2.2 The Generalized McAllister Three-Body Interaction Model ................................. 8 2.2.1 The McAllister model .................................................................................................. 8 2.2.2 Extended McAllister’s model for ternary mixtures ..............................................18 2.2.3 The Asfour et al. parameters prediction technique ................................................. 19 2.2.4 The generalized McAllister three-body model ......................................................... 24 2.3 Pseudo-Binary McAllister Model ........................................................................27 2.4 The Generalized Corresponding States Principle (GCSP) Model ..................... 29 2.5 The Group Contribution (GC) -UNIMOD Model ...............................................31 2.6 The Allan and Teja Correlation ........................................................................36 3 EXPERIMENTAL EQUIPMENT AND PROCEDURES..................................... 38 vi Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 3.1 General ...............................................................................................................38 3.2 Material ...............................................................................................................38 3.3 Preparation of Solutions ..................................................................................... 39 3.4 Density Measurement .................................................................................................39 3.4.1 Equipments ..............................................................................................................41 3.4.2 Procedures ............................................................................................................. 42 3.4.3 Density Meter Calibration ....................................................................................44