5.

1/ Diffusion Coefficients in Gases 105

Table 5.1-2. Lennard-Jones potential parameters foundfrom viscosities

Substance a() e/kB(OK)

Ar Argon 3.542 93.3

He Heliurn 2.551 10.22
Kr Krypton 3.655 178.9
Ne Neon 2.820 32.8
Xe Xenon 4.047 231.0
Air Air 3.711 78.6
Br2 Bromine 4.296 507.9
CC4 Carbon tetrachloride 5.947 322.7
CF4 Carbon tetrafluoride 4.662 134.0
CHCI3 Chlorofonn 5.389 340.2
CH2CI2 Methylene chloride 4.898 356.3
CH3Br Methyl bromide 4.118 449.2
CH3CI Methyl chloride 4.182 350
CH30H Methanol 3.626 481.8
C~ Methane 3.758 148.6
CO Carbon monoxide 3.690 91.7
CO2 Carbon dioxide 3.941 195.2
CS2 Carbon disulfide 4.483 467
C2H2 Acetylene 4.033 231.8
C2~ Ethylene 4.163 224.7
C2H6 Ethane 4.443 215.7
C2HsCI Ethyl chloride 4.898 300
C2HsOH Ethanol 4.530 362.6
CH3OCH3 Methyl ether 4.307 395.0
CH2CHCH3 Propylene 4.678 298.9
CH3CCH Methylacetylene 4.761 251.8
C3~ Cyclopropane 4.807 248.9
C3HS Propane 5.118 237.1
n-C3H7OH n-Propyl alcohol 4.549 576.7
CH3COCH3 Acetone 4.600 560.2
CH3COOCH3 Methyl acetate 4.936 469.8
n-C4HIO n-Butane 4.687 531.4
iso-C4HIO Isobutane 5.278 330.1
C2HsOC2H5. Ethyl ether 5.678 313.8
CH3COOC2Hs Ethyl acetate 5.205 521.3
n-C5H12 n-Pentane 5.784 341.1
C(CH3)4 2,2-Dimethylpropane 6.464 193.4
C6~ Benzene 5.349 412.3
C6HI2 Cyclohexane 6.182 297.1
n-C6H14 n-Hexane 5.949 399.3
CI2 Chlorine 4.217 316.0
F2 F1uorine 3.357 112.6
HEr Hydrogen bromide 3.353 449
HCN Hydrogen cyanide 3.630 569.1
HCI Hydrogen chloride 3.339 344.7
HF Hydrogen fluoride _ 3.148 330
RI Hydrogen iodide 4.211 288.7
H2 Hydrogen 2.827 59.7
H20 Water 2.641 809.1
H202 Hydrogen peroxide 4.196 289.3
H2S Hydrogen sulfide 3.623 301.1

Hg Mercury 2.969 750

12 Iodine 5.160 474.2
NH3 Arnrnonia 2.900 558.3
NO Nitric oxide 3.492 116.7
N2 Nitrogen 3.798 71.4
N20 Nitrous oxide 3.828 232.4
O2 Oxygen 3.467 106.7
PH3 Phosphine 3.981 251.5
S02 Sulfur dioxide 4.112 335.4 -;
UF6 Uraniurn hexafluoride 5.967 236.8
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Note: Data from Hirschfelder et al. (1954).
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Table 5.1-3. The collision integral Q

kBT/8 Q kBT/r; Q kBT/r; Q

0.30 2.662 1.65 1.153 4.0 0.8836

0.35 2.476 1.70 1.140 4.1 0.8788
OAO 2.318 1.75 1.128 4.2 0.8740
OA5 2.184 1.80 1.116 4.3 0.8694
0.50 2.066 1.85 1.105 4A 0.8652
0.55 1.966 1.90 1.094 4.5 0.8610
0.60 1.877 1.95 1.084 4.6 0.8568
0.65 1.798 2.00 1.075 4.7 0.8530
0.70 1.729 2.1 1.057 4.8 0.8492
0.75 1.667 2.2 1.041 4.9 0.8456
0.80 1.612 2.3 1.026 5.0 0.8422
0.85 1.562 2.4 1.012 6 0.8124
0.90 1.517 2.5 0.9996 7 0.7896
0.95 1.476 2.6 0.9878 8 0.7712
1.00 1.439 2.7 0.9770 9 0.7556
1.05 1.406 2.8 0.9672 10 0.7424
1.10 1.375 2.9 0.9576 20 0.6640
115 1.346 3.0 0.9490 30 0.6232
1.20 1.320 3.1 0.9406 40 0.5960
1.25 1.296 3.2 0.9328 50 0.5756
1.30 1.273 3.3 0.9256 60 0.5596
1.35 1.253 3A 0.9186 70 0.5464
1AO 1.233 3.5 0.9120 80 0.5352
IAS 1.215 3.6 0.9058 90 0.5256
1.50 1198 3.7 0.8998 100 0.5130
1.55 1.182 3.8 0.8942 200 OA644
1.60 1.167 3.9 0.8888 300 0.4360

Source: Data from Hirschfelder et a!. (1954).

 TAll.LE 2-2.. ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR DIFFUSION VOLUMES
. .. FOR.THE EQUATION OF FULLER ET AL. (1966)<

Ato~ic and Structural Diffusion Volume Increments, v X 103 (m3/kgatom)

C 16.5 (Cl) 19.5

H 1.98 (S) 17.0
O 5.48 Aromatic ring -20.2
(N) 5.69 Heterocyclic ring -20:2

Hz 7.07 CO 18.9
Dz 6.70 COz 26.9
He 2.88 NzO 35.9
Nz 17.9 NH3 14.9
Oz 16.6 HzO 12.7
Air 20.1 (CChFz) 114.8
Ar 16.1 (SF6) 69.7
Kr 22.8 (Ch) 37.7
(Xe) 37.9 (Brz) .67.2
Ne 5.59 (SOz) 41.1

< Parentheses indicate that the value listed is based on only a few data points.

TABLE 2-1. ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR VOLUMES AT THE NORMAL BOILING POINT
ITREYBAL, 1968)

Atomic Volume x 103 Molecular Volume x 103

(m3/kgatom) (m3/kgmol)

27.0 Air 29.9

Bromine
.14.8" Brz 53.2
Carbon 48.4
Chlorine '2"4:6 Ch
3.7 CO 30.7
Hydrogen
37.0 COz 34.0
Iodine 51.5
15.6 COS
Nitrogen 14.3
Nitrogen in prirnary amines 10.5 H2
12.0 HzO 18.9
Nitrogen in secondary amines
7.4 HzS 32.9
Oxygen 71.5
9.1 . h
Oxygen in methyl esters 31.2
Oxygen in higher esters H.O Nz
12.0 NH3 25.8
Oxygen in acids 23.6
9.9 NO
Oxygen in methyl ethers 36.4
11.0 NzO
Oxygen in higher ethers
25.6 Oz 25,(>
Sulfur 44:8
Benzene ring -15.0 SOz
Naphtbalene ring -30.0
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