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Title: Corrections to the smooth hard-sphere theory of thermal conductivity for internal energy transport: Application to methane

Journal Article · · International Journal of Thermophysics; (USA)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00504007· OSTI ID:5582940
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  1. Univ. of Glasgow (Scotland)

Thermal conductivities have been calculated for dense fluid methane from the exact smooth hard-sphere expression valid for monoatomics with core sizes derived from fitting self-diffusion and viscosity data. The results are lower than experimental values by about 16% at all densities greater than the critical density. This difference is attributed to the effect of internal energy transport on this property.

OSTI ID:
5582940
Journal Information:
International Journal of Thermophysics; (USA), Vol. 9:1; ISSN 0195-928X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English