Local viscosity and diffusivity of a binary gas mixture

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I am searching for the physical properties of a binary gaseous mixture.

In particular, I would want to know the local viscosity [tex]\mu[/tex] and local mass diffusitivity [tex]D[/tex] of any binary mixture of gases, as a function of the local mass fraction of each other. I have not found nothing in Google,

Thanks.
 
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Try looking under Transport Properties. I found a cool littole calculator that may give you what you need:

http://grashof.engr.colostate.edu/tools/diffus.html
 
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Fred, that's excellent! The species seem to cover a wide variety from fuel/power and chemical/process industries.

I'd love to get my hands on the calculator engine. :biggrin:
 
It could be very useful, but that is not what I am currently searching.

I am looking for an analytical or experimental expression:

[tex]\mu=\mu(Y_1,Y_2,\mu_1,\mu_2)[/tex]

[tex]D=D(Y_1,Y_2,D_1,D_2)[/tex]

where Y1 and Y2 represent the mass fraction of each component.
 
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Fred! Your link doesn't work now. And I need urgently a similar calculator. Do you know any other?

Thanks!
 
mole fractions

Just use mole fractions

[tex]\mu_{mix} = \sum x_i \mu_i[/tex]

Where the mole fractions can be found by using the mass fractions and the molar weights.
 
Ooops. Sorry about that Clausius. I wasn't ignoring you. I didn't see your post. I hope you didn't get too much in a pinch. Do you still need a calculator like that old one?
 
FredGarvin said:
Ooops. Sorry about that Clausius. I wasn't ignoring you. I didn't see your post. I hope you didn't get too much in a pinch. Do you still need a calculator like that old one?

It would be nice to have one. Thanks,