Reference Correlation of the Viscosity of Neon
摘要
This paper presents a new wide-ranging reference correlation for the viscosity of neon, incorporating recent ab initio dilute gas calculations and new critically evaluated experimental data. Developed using a new symbolic regression technique, the correlation is designed to be used with a high-accuracy Helmholtz equation of state (EOS) spanning from 24.5561 K (the triple point) to 700 K, at pressures up to 700 MPa. The model includes a zero-density correlation based on ab initio values, valid from 4 K to 5000 K with an uncertainty of 0.016 % (k = 2) at 298.15 K. The estimated uncertainty of the correlation based on comparisons with the best experimental data indicates that the uncertainty for the supercritical fluid at pressures up to 1 MPa for temperatures from 253 K to 473 K is 0.2 % (at k = 2), offering a significant improvement over a current widely-used model based on extended corresponding states. The estimated uncertainty for pressures from 1 MPa to 20 MPa is 0.4 % for temperatures from 298 K to 450 K. In other validated regions of T, p space, the uncertainty varies up to a maximum of 6 %. In the liquid phase along the saturation boundary, the uncertainty is 4 %. The correlation behaves in a physically reasonable manner over the full range of applicability of the EOS although uncertainties are higher in regions where data are not available for full validation.