Effect of Thermophyisical Properties and Morphology of the Molecules on Thermodiffusion Coefficient of Binary Mixtures

In this article, new experimental data of the thermal diffusion coefficient ( D T ) of 20 binary mixtures of hexane-hexadecane, decane-hexadecane, toluene-hexadecane and 1-metilnaphtalene-hexadecane at several different compositions and at 298K and atmospheric pressure, are reported. Thermal diffusi...

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Published in:Microgravity science and technology 2014-07, Vol.26 (1), p.29-35
Main Authors: Larrañaga, Miren, Bou-Ali, M. Mounir, Lapeira, Estela, Santamaría, Carlos, Madariaga, Jose A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics
Atmospheric pressure
Barometric pressure
Binary mixtures
Classical and Continuum Physics
Coefficients
Diffusion coefficient
Engineering
Microgravity
Morphology
Original Article
Space Exploration and Astronautics
Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics
Thermal diffusion
Toluene
Viscosity
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Summary:In this article, new experimental data of the thermal diffusion coefficient ( D T ) of 20 binary mixtures of hexane-hexadecane, decane-hexadecane, toluene-hexadecane and 1-metilnaphtalene-hexadecane at several different compositions and at 298K and atmospheric pressure, are reported. Thermal diffusion coefficients were measured in a thermogravitational column with rectangular configuration. The results obtained show that the mass fraction dependence of thermodiffusion coefficients of the mixture is linear in all the cases. The studied mixtures have a common component, hexadecane, and they can be classified into two groups according to their mass and to the morphology of their components. We also show that the thermal diffusion coefficient and mixture viscosity are related in a different way for mixtures of n-alkanes and for mixtures of aromatic rings.
ISSN:0938-0108
1875-0494
DOI:10.1007/s12217-014-9368-y