Viscosity (thermo.viscosity)¶
This module contains implementations of TPDependentProperty
representing liquid and vapor viscosity. A variety of estimation
and data methods are available as included in the chemicals library.
Additionally liquid and vapor mixture viscosity predictor objects
are implemented subclassing MixtureProperty
.
For reporting bugs, adding feature requests, or submitting pull requests, please use the GitHub issue tracker.
Pure Liquid Viscosity¶
- class thermo.viscosity.ViscosityLiquid(CASRN='', MW=None, Tm=None, Tc=None, Pc=None, Vc=None, omega=None, Psat=None, Vml=None, extrapolation='linear', extrapolation_min=1e-05, **kwargs)[source]¶
Bases:
thermo.utils.tp_dependent_property.TPDependentProperty
Class for dealing with liquid viscosity as a function of temperature and pressure.
For low-pressure (at 1 atm while under the vapor pressure; along the saturation line otherwise) liquids, there are six coefficient-based methods from three data sources, one source of tabular information, two corresponding-states estimators, one group contribution method, and the external library CoolProp.
For high-pressure liquids (also, <1 atm liquids), there is one corresponding-states estimator, and the external library CoolProp.
- Parameters
- CASRNstr, optional
The CAS number of the chemical
- MWfloat, optional
Molecular weight, [g/mol]
- Tmfloat, optional
Melting point, [K]
- Tcfloat, optional
Critical temperature, [K]
- Pcfloat, optional
Critical pressure, [Pa]
- Vcfloat, optional
Critical volume, [m^3/mol]
- omegafloat, optional
Acentric factor, [-]
- Psatfloat or callable, optional
Vapor pressure at a given temperature or callable for the same, [Pa]
- Vmlfloat or callable, optional
Liquid molar volume at a given temperature and pressure or callable for the same, [m^3/mol]
- load_databool, optional
If False, do not load property coefficients from data sources in files [-]
- extrapolationstr or None
None to not extrapolate; see
TDependentProperty
for a full list of all options, [-]- methodstr or None, optional
If specified, use this method by default and do not use the ranked sorting; an exception is raised if this is not a valid method for the provided inputs, [-]
See also
Notes
To iterate over all methods, use the lists stored in
viscosity_liquid_methods
andviscosity_liquid_methods_P
for low and high pressure methods respectively.Low pressure methods:
- DUTT_PRASAD:
A simple function as expressed in [1], with data available for 100 fluids. Temperature limits are available for all fluids. See
chemicals.viscosity.Viswanath_Natarajan_3
for details.- VISWANATH_NATARAJAN_3:
A simple function as expressed in [1], with data available for 432 fluids. Temperature limits are available for all fluids. See
chemicals.viscosity.Viswanath_Natarajan_3
for details.- VISWANATH_NATARAJAN_2:
A simple function as expressed in [1], with data available for 135 fluids. Temperature limits are available for all fluids. See
chemicals.viscosity.Viswanath_Natarajan_2
for details.- VISWANATH_NATARAJAN_2E:
A simple function as expressed in [1], with data available for 14 fluids. Temperature limits are available for all fluids. See
chemicals.viscosity.Viswanath_Natarajan_2_exponential
for details.- DIPPR_PERRY_8E:
A collection of 337 coefficient sets from the DIPPR database published openly in [4]. Provides temperature limits for all its fluids.
EQ101
is used for its fluids.- LETSOU_STIEL:
CSP method, described in
chemicals.viscosity.Letsou_Stiel
.- PRZEDZIECKI_SRIDHAR:
CSP method, described in
chemicals.viscosity.Przedziecki_Sridhar
.- COOLPROP:
CoolProp external library; with select fluids from its library. Range is limited to that of the equations of state it uses, as described in [2]. Very slow.
- VDI_TABULAR:
Tabular data in [3] along the saturation curve; interpolation is as set by the user or the default.
- VDI_PPDS:
Coefficients for a equation form developed by the PPDS, published openly in [3]. Provides no temperature limits, but has been designed for extrapolation. Extrapolated to low temperatures it provides a smooth exponential increase. However, for some chemicals such as glycerol, extrapolated to higher temperatures viscosity is predicted to increase above a certain point.
- JOBACK:
An estimation method for organic substances in [5]; this also requires molecular weight as an input.
- REFPROP_FIT:
A series of higher-order polynomial fits to the calculated results from the equations implemented in REFPROP.
High pressure methods:
- LUCAS:
CSP method, described in
chemicals.viscosity.Lucas
. Calculates a low-pressure liquid viscosity as its input.- COOLPROP:
CoolProp external library; with select fluids from its library. Range is limited to that of the equations of state it uses, as described in [2]. Very slow, but unparalled in accuracy for pressure dependence.
A minimum viscosity value of 1e-5 Pa*s is set according to [4]. This is also just above the lowest experimental values of viscosity of helium, 9.4e-6 Pa*s. This excludes the behavior of superfluids, and also systems where the mean free path between moleules approaches the geometry of the system and then the viscosity is geometry-dependent.
References
- 1(1,2,3,4)
Viswanath, Dabir S., and G. Natarajan. Databook On The Viscosity Of Liquids. New York: Taylor & Francis, 1989
- 2(1,2)
Bell, Ian H., Jorrit Wronski, Sylvain Quoilin, and Vincent Lemort. “Pure and Pseudo-Pure Fluid Thermophysical Property Evaluation and the Open-Source Thermophysical Property Library CoolProp.” Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 53, no. 6 (February 12, 2014): 2498-2508. doi:10.1021/ie4033999. http://www.coolprop.org/
- 3(1,2)
Gesellschaft, V. D. I., ed. VDI Heat Atlas. 2nd edition. Berlin; New York:: Springer, 2010.
- 4(1,2)
Green, Don, and Robert Perry. Perry’s Chemical Engineers’ Handbook, Eighth Edition. McGraw-Hill Professional, 2007.
- 5
Joback, K.G., and R.C. Reid. “Estimation of Pure-Component Properties from Group-Contributions.” Chemical Engineering Communications 57, no. 1-6 (July 1, 1987): 233-43. doi:10.1080/00986448708960487.
- 6
Trachenko, K., and V. V. Brazhkin. “Minimal Quantum Viscosity from Fundamental Physical Constants.” Science Advances, April 2020. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aba3747.
- Attributes
Methods
calculate
(T, method)Method to calculate low-pressure liquid viscosity at tempearture T with a given method.
calculate_P
(T, P, method)Method to calculate pressure-dependent liquid viscosity at temperature T and pressure P with a given method.
test_method_validity
(T, method)Method to check the validity of a method.
test_method_validity_P
(T, P, method)Method to check the validity of a high-pressure method.
- property Tmax¶
Maximum temperature (K) at which the current method can calculate the property.
- property Tmin¶
Minimum temperature (K) at which the current method can calculate the property.
- calculate(T, method)[source]¶
Method to calculate low-pressure liquid viscosity at tempearture T with a given method.
This method has no exception handling; see
T_dependent_property
for that.- Parameters
- Tfloat
Temperature at which to calculate viscosity, [K]
- methodstr
Name of the method to use
- Returns
- mufloat
Viscosity of the liquid at T and a low pressure, [Pa*s]
- calculate_P(T, P, method)[source]¶
Method to calculate pressure-dependent liquid viscosity at temperature T and pressure P with a given method.
This method has no exception handling; see
TP_dependent_property
for that.- Parameters
- Tfloat
Temperature at which to calculate viscosity, [K]
- Pfloat
Pressure at which to calculate viscosity, [K]
- methodstr
Name of the method to use
- Returns
- mufloat
Viscosity of the liquid at T and P, [Pa*s]
- name = 'liquid viscosity'¶
- property_max = 200000000.0¶
Maximum valid value of liquid viscosity. Generous limit, as the value is that of bitumen in a Pitch drop experiment.
- property_min = 0.0¶
Mimimum valid value of liquid viscosity.
- ranked_methods = ['REFPROP_FIT', 'COOLPROP', 'DIPPR_PERRY_8E', 'VDI_PPDS', 'DUTT_PRASAD', 'VISWANATH_NATARAJAN_3', 'VISWANATH_NATARAJAN_2', 'VISWANATH_NATARAJAN_2E', 'VDI_TABULAR', 'LETSOU_STIEL', 'JOBACK', 'PRZEDZIECKI_SRIDHAR']¶
Default rankings of the low-pressure methods.
- ranked_methods_P = ['COOLPROP', 'LUCAS', 'NEGLECT_P']¶
Default rankings of the high-pressure methods.
- test_method_validity(T, method)[source]¶
Method to check the validity of a method. Follows the given ranges for all coefficient-based methods. For CSP methods, the models are considered valid from 0 K to the critical point. For tabular data, extrapolation outside of the range is used if
tabular_extrapolation_permitted
is set; if it is, the extrapolation is considered valid for all temperatures.It is not guaranteed that a method will work or give an accurate prediction simply because this method considers the method valid.
- Parameters
- Tfloat
Temperature at which to test the method, [K]
- methodstr
Name of the method to test
- Returns
- validitybool
Whether or not a method is valid
- test_method_validity_P(T, P, method)[source]¶
Method to check the validity of a high-pressure method. For COOLPROP, the fluid must be both a liquid and under the maximum pressure of the fluid’s EOS. LUCAS doesn’t work on some occasions, due to something related to Tr and negative powers - but is otherwise considered correct for all circumstances.
For tabular data, extrapolation outside of the range is used if
tabular_extrapolation_permitted
is set; if it is, the extrapolation is considered valid for all temperatures and pressures.- Parameters
- Tfloat
Temperature at which to test the method, [K]
- Pfloat
Pressure at which to test the method, [Pa]
- methodstr
Name of the method to test
- Returns
- validitybool
Whether or not a method is valid
- units = 'Pa*s'¶
- thermo.viscosity.viscosity_liquid_methods = ['REFPROP_FIT', 'COOLPROP', 'DIPPR_PERRY_8E', 'VDI_PPDS', 'DUTT_PRASAD', 'VISWANATH_NATARAJAN_3', 'VISWANATH_NATARAJAN_2', 'VISWANATH_NATARAJAN_2E', 'VDI_TABULAR', 'LETSOU_STIEL', 'JOBACK', 'PRZEDZIECKI_SRIDHAR']¶
Holds all low-pressure methods available for the ViscosityLiquid class, for use in iterating over them.
- thermo.viscosity.viscosity_liquid_methods_P = ['COOLPROP', 'LUCAS', 'NEGLECT_P']¶
Holds all high-pressure methods available for the ViscosityLiquid class, for use in iterating over them.
Pure Gas Viscosity¶
- class thermo.viscosity.ViscosityGas(CASRN='', MW=None, Tc=None, Pc=None, Zc=None, dipole=None, Vmg=None, extrapolation='linear', extrapolation_min=1e-05, **kwargs)[source]¶
Bases:
thermo.utils.tp_dependent_property.TPDependentProperty
Class for dealing with gas viscosity as a function of temperature and pressure.
For gases at atmospheric pressure, there are 4 corresponding-states estimators, two sources of coefficient-based models, one source of tabular information, and the external library CoolProp.
For gases under the fluid’s boiling point (at sub-atmospheric pressures), and high-pressure gases above the boiling point, there are zero corresponding-states estimators, and the external library CoolProp.
- Parameters
- CASRNstr, optional
The CAS number of the chemical
- MWfloat, optional
Molecular weight, [g/mol]
- Tcfloat, optional
Critical temperature, [K]
- Pcfloat, optional
Critical pressure, [Pa]
- Zcfloat, optional
Critical compressibility, [-]
- dipolefloat, optional
Dipole moment of the fluid, [debye]
- Vmgfloat, optional
Molar volume of the fluid at a pressure and temperature, [m^3/mol]
- load_databool, optional
If False, do not load property coefficients from data sources in files [-]
- extrapolationstr or None
None to not extrapolate; see
TDependentProperty
for a full list of all options, [-]- methodstr or None, optional
If specified, use this method by default and do not use the ranked sorting; an exception is raised if this is not a valid method for the provided inputs, [-]
See also
chemicals.viscosity.Gharagheizi_gas_viscosity
chemicals.viscosity.Yoon_Thodos
chemicals.viscosity.Stiel_Thodos
chemicals.viscosity.Lucas_gas
Notes
A string holding each method’s name is assigned to the following variables in this module, intended as the most convenient way to refer to a method. To iterate over all methods, use the lists stored in
viscosity_gas_methods
andviscosity_gas_methods_P
for low and high pressure methods respectively.Low pressure methods:
- GHARAGHEIZI:
CSP method, described in
chemicals.viscosity.Gharagheizi_gas_viscosity
.- YOON_THODOS:
CSP method, described in
chemicals.viscosity.Yoon_Thodos
.- STIEL_THODOS:
CSP method, described in
chemicals.viscosity.Stiel_Thodos
.- LUCAS_GAS:
CSP method, described in
chemicals.viscosity.Lucas_gas
.- DIPPR_PERRY_8E:
A collection of 345 coefficient sets from the DIPPR database published openly in [3]. Provides temperature limits for all its fluids.
chemicals.dippr.EQ102
is used for its fluids.- VDI_PPDS:
Coefficients for a equation form developed by the PPDS, published openly in [2]. Provides no temperature limits, but provides reasonable values at fairly high and very low temperatures.
- COOLPROP:
CoolProp external library; with select fluids from its library. Range is limited to that of the equations of state it uses, as described in [1]. Very slow.
- VDI_TABULAR:
Tabular data in [2] along the saturation curve; interpolation is as set by the user or the default.
- REFPROP_FIT:
A series of higher-order polynomial fits to the calculated results from the equations implemented in REFPROP.
High pressure methods:
- COOLPROP:
CoolProp external library; with select fluids from its library. Range is limited to that of the equations of state it uses, as described in [1]. Very slow, but unparalled in accuracy for pressure dependence.
A minimum viscosity value of 1e-5 Pa*s is set according to [4]. This is also just above the lowest experimental values of viscosity of helium, 9.4e-6 Pa*s.
References
- 1(1,2)
Bell, Ian H., Jorrit Wronski, Sylvain Quoilin, and Vincent Lemort. “Pure and Pseudo-Pure Fluid Thermophysical Property Evaluation and the Open-Source Thermophysical Property Library CoolProp.” Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 53, no. 6 (February 12, 2014): 2498-2508. doi:10.1021/ie4033999. http://www.coolprop.org/
- 2(1,2)
Gesellschaft, V. D. I., ed. VDI Heat Atlas. 2nd edition. Berlin; New York:: Springer, 2010.
- 3
Green, Don, and Robert Perry. Perry’s Chemical Engineers’ Handbook, Eighth Edition. McGraw-Hill Professional, 2007.
- 4
Trachenko, K., and V. V. Brazhkin. “Minimal Quantum Viscosity from Fundamental Physical Constants.” Science Advances, April 2020. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aba3747.
- Attributes
Methods
calculate
(T, method)Method to calculate low-pressure gas viscosity at tempearture T with a given method.
calculate_P
(T, P, method)Method to calculate pressure-dependent gas viscosity at temperature T and pressure P with a given method.
test_method_validity
(T, method)Method to check the validity of a temperature-dependent low-pressure method.
test_method_validity_P
(T, P, method)Method to check the validity of a high-pressure method.
- property Tmax¶
Maximum temperature (K) at which the current method can calculate the property.
- property Tmin¶
Minimum temperature (K) at which the current method can calculate the property.
- calculate(T, method)[source]¶
Method to calculate low-pressure gas viscosity at tempearture T with a given method.
This method has no exception handling; see
T_dependent_property
for that.- Parameters
- Tfloat
Temperature of the gas, [K]
- methodstr
Name of the method to use
- Returns
- mufloat
Viscosity of the gas at T and a low pressure, [Pa*s]
- calculate_P(T, P, method)[source]¶
Method to calculate pressure-dependent gas viscosity at temperature T and pressure P with a given method.
This method has no exception handling; see
TP_dependent_property
for that.- Parameters
- Tfloat
Temperature at which to calculate gas viscosity, [K]
- Pfloat
Pressure at which to calculate gas viscosity, [K]
- methodstr
Name of the method to use
- Returns
- mufloat
Viscosity of the gas at T and P, [Pa*]
- name = 'Gas viscosity'¶
- property_max = 0.001¶
Maximum valid value of gas viscosity. Might be too high, or too low.
- property_min = 0.0¶
Mimimum valid value of gas viscosity; limiting condition at low pressure is 0.
- ranked_methods = ['REFPROP_FIT', 'COOLPROP', 'DIPPR_PERRY_8E', 'VDI_PPDS', 'VDI_TABULAR', 'GHARAGHEIZI', 'YOON_THODOS', 'STIEL_THODOS', 'LUCAS_GAS']¶
Default rankings of the low-pressure methods.
- ranked_methods_P = ['NEGLECT_P', 'COOLPROP']¶
Default rankings of the high-pressure methods.
- test_method_validity(T, method)[source]¶
Method to check the validity of a temperature-dependent low-pressure method. For CSP most methods, the all methods are considered valid from 0 K up to 5000 K. For method GHARAGHEIZI, the method is considered valud from 20 K to 2000 K.
For tabular data, extrapolation outside of the range is used if
tabular_extrapolation_permitted
is set; if it is, the extrapolation is considered valid for all temperatures.It is not guaranteed that a method will work or give an accurate prediction simply because this method considers the method valid.
- Parameters
- Tfloat
Temperature at which to test the method, [K]
- methodstr
Name of the method to test
- Returns
- validitybool
Whether or not a method is valid
- test_method_validity_P(T, P, method)[source]¶
Method to check the validity of a high-pressure method. For COOLPROP, the fluid must be both a gas and under the maximum pressure of the fluid’s EOS. No other methods are implemented.
For tabular data, extrapolation outside of the range is used if
tabular_extrapolation_permitted
is set; if it is, the extrapolation is considered valid for all temperatures and pressures.It is not guaranteed that a method will work or give an accurate prediction simply because this method considers the method valid.
- Parameters
- Tfloat
Temperature at which to test the method, [K]
- Pfloat
Pressure at which to test the method, [Pa]
- methodstr
Name of the method to test
- Returns
- validitybool
Whether or not a method is valid
- units = 'Pa*s'¶
- thermo.viscosity.viscosity_gas_methods = ['REFPROP_FIT', 'COOLPROP', 'DIPPR_PERRY_8E', 'VDI_PPDS', 'VDI_TABULAR', 'GHARAGHEIZI', 'YOON_THODOS', 'STIEL_THODOS', 'LUCAS_GAS']¶
Holds all low-pressure methods available for the ViscosityGas class, for use in iterating over them.
- thermo.viscosity.viscosity_gas_methods_P = ['NEGLECT_P', 'COOLPROP']¶
Holds all high-pressure methods available for the ViscosityGas class, for use in iterating over them.
Mixture Liquid Viscosity¶
- class thermo.viscosity.ViscosityLiquidMixture(CASs=[], ViscosityLiquids=[], MWs=[], **kwargs)[source]¶
Bases:
thermo.utils.mixture_property.MixtureProperty
Class for dealing with the viscosity of a liquid mixture as a function of temperature, pressure, and composition. Consists of one electrolyte-specific method, and logarithmic rules based on either mole fractions of mass fractions.
Prefered method is
mixing_logarithmic
with mole fractions, or Laliberte if the mixture is aqueous and has electrolytes.- Parameters
- CASslist[str], optional
The CAS numbers of all species in the mixture, [-]
- ViscosityLiquidslist[ViscosityLiquid], optional
ViscosityLiquid objects created for all species in the mixture, [-]
- MWslist[float], optional
Molecular weights of all species in the mixture, [g/mol]
- correct_pressure_purebool, optional
Whether to try to use the better pressure-corrected pure component models or to use only the T-only dependent pure species models, [-]
Notes
To iterate over all methods, use the list stored in
viscosity_liquid_mixture_methods
.- LALIBERTE_MU:
Electrolyte model equation with coefficients; see
thermo.electrochem.Laliberte_viscosity
for more details.- MIXING_LOG_MOLAR:
Logarithmic mole fraction mixing rule described in
chemicals.utils.mixing_logarithmic
.- MIXING_LOG_MASS:
Logarithmic mole fraction mixing rule described in
chemicals.utils.mixing_logarithmic
.- LINEAR:
Linear mole fraction mixing rule described in
mixing_simple
.
References
- 1
Poling, Bruce E. The Properties of Gases and Liquids. 5th edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2000.
Methods
calculate
(T, P, zs, ws, method)Method to calculate viscosity of a liquid mixture at temperature T, pressure P, mole fractions zs and weight fractions ws with a given method.
test_method_validity
(T, P, zs, ws, method)Method to test the validity of a specified method for the given conditions.
- Tmax¶
Maximum temperature at which no method can calculate the property above.
- Tmin¶
Minimum temperature at which no method can calculate the property under.
- calculate(T, P, zs, ws, method)[source]¶
Method to calculate viscosity of a liquid mixture at temperature T, pressure P, mole fractions zs and weight fractions ws with a given method.
This method has no exception handling; see
mixture_property
for that.- Parameters
- Tfloat
Temperature at which to calculate the property, [K]
- Pfloat
Pressure at which to calculate the property, [Pa]
- zslist[float]
Mole fractions of all species in the mixture, [-]
- wslist[float]
Weight fractions of all species in the mixture, [-]
- methodstr
Name of the method to use
- Returns
- mufloat
Viscosity of the liquid mixture, [Pa*s]
- name = 'liquid viscosity'¶
- property_max = 200000000.0¶
Maximum valid value of liquid viscosity. Generous limit, as the value is that of bitumen in a Pitch drop experiment.
- property_min = 0¶
Mimimum valid value of liquid viscosity.
- ranked_methods = ['Laliberte', 'Logarithmic mixing, molar', 'Logarithmic mixing, mass', 'LINEAR']¶
- test_method_validity(T, P, zs, ws, method)[source]¶
Method to test the validity of a specified method for the given conditions. If Laliberte is applicable, all other methods are returned as inapplicable. Otherwise, there are no checks or strict ranges of validity.
- Parameters
- Tfloat
Temperature at which to check method validity, [K]
- Pfloat
Pressure at which to check method validity, [Pa]
- zslist[float]
Mole fractions of all species in the mixture, [-]
- wslist[float]
Weight fractions of all species in the mixture, [-]
- methodstr
Method name to use
- Returns
- validitybool
Whether or not a specifid method is valid
- units = 'Pa*s'¶
- thermo.viscosity.viscosity_liquid_mixture_methods = ['Laliberte', 'Logarithmic mixing, molar', 'Logarithmic mixing, mass', 'LINEAR']¶
Holds all mixing rules available for the
ViscosityLiquidMixture
class, for use in iterating over them.
Mixture Gas Viscosity¶
- class thermo.viscosity.ViscosityGasMixture(MWs=[], molecular_diameters=[], Stockmayers=[], CASs=[], ViscosityGases=[], **kwargs)[source]¶
Bases:
thermo.utils.mixture_property.MixtureProperty
Class for dealing with the viscosity of a gas mixture as a function of temperature, pressure, and composition. Consists of three gas viscosity specific mixing rules and a mole-weighted simple mixing rule.
Prefered method is
Brokaw
.- Parameters
- MWslist[float], optional
Molecular weights of all species in the mixture, [g/mol]
- molecular_diameterslist[float], optional
Lennard-Jones molecular diameters, [angstrom]
- Stockmayerslist[float], optional
Lennard-Jones depth of potential-energy minimum over k or epsilon_k, [K]
- CASslist[str], optional
The CAS numbers of all species in the mixture, [-]
- ViscosityGaseslist[ViscosityGas], optional
ViscosityGas objects created for all species in the mixture, [-]
- correct_pressure_purebool, optional
Whether to try to use the better pressure-corrected pure component models or to use only the T-only dependent pure species models, [-]
Notes
To iterate over all methods, use the list stored in
viscosity_liquid_mixture_methods
.- BROKAW:
Mixing rule described in
Brokaw
.- HERNING_ZIPPERER:
Mixing rule described in
Herning_Zipperer
.- WILKE:
Mixing rule described in
Wilke
.- LINEAR:
Mixing rule described in
mixing_simple
.
References
- 1
Poling, Bruce E. The Properties of Gases and Liquids. 5th edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2000.
Methods
calculate
(T, P, zs, ws, method)Method to calculate viscosity of a gas mixture at temperature T, pressure P, mole fractions zs and weight fractions ws with a given method.
test_method_validity
(T, P, zs, ws, method)Method to test the validity of a specified method for the given conditions.
- Tmax¶
Maximum temperature at which no method can calculate the property above.
- Tmin¶
Minimum temperature at which no method can calculate the property under.
- calculate(T, P, zs, ws, method)[source]¶
Method to calculate viscosity of a gas mixture at temperature T, pressure P, mole fractions zs and weight fractions ws with a given method.
This method has no exception handling; see
mixture_property
for that.- Parameters
- Tfloat
Temperature at which to calculate the property, [K]
- Pfloat
Pressure at which to calculate the property, [Pa]
- zslist[float]
Mole fractions of all species in the mixture, [-]
- wslist[float]
Weight fractions of all species in the mixture, [-]
- methodstr
Name of the method to use
- Returns
- mufloat
Viscosity of gas mixture, [Pa*s]
- name = 'gas viscosity'¶
- property_max = 0.001¶
Maximum valid value of gas viscosity. Might be too high, or too low.
- property_min = 0¶
Mimimum valid value of gas viscosity; limiting condition at low pressure is 0.
- ranked_methods = ['BROKAW', 'HERNING_ZIPPERER', 'LINEAR', 'WILKE']¶
- test_method_validity(T, P, zs, ws, method)[source]¶
Method to test the validity of a specified method for the given conditions.
- Parameters
- Tfloat
Temperature at which to check method validity, [K]
- Pfloat
Pressure at which to check method validity, [Pa]
- zslist[float]
Mole fractions of all species in the mixture, [-]
- wslist[float]
Weight fractions of all species in the mixture, [-]
- methodstr
Method name to use
- Returns
- validitybool
Whether or not a specifid method is valid
- units = 'Pa*s'¶
- thermo.viscosity.viscosity_gas_mixture_methods = ['BROKAW', 'HERNING_ZIPPERER', 'WILKE', 'LINEAR']¶
Holds all mixing rules available for the
ViscosityGasMixture
class, for use in iterating over them.