Index of viscosity

In the industry, molar masses are not generally directly obtained. Intrinsic Viscosity (I.V.) or an Index of Viscosity (viscosity measurement at only one concentration) are more often measured and related. These values are dependent on the solvent or mixture of solvents used but very often the conditions of the characterization (solvent, temperature, etc) are not mentioned (12). 

The Index of viscosity may be defined as the force required to produce a given shear in a ven time."... 

Viscometric-average molar masses (M ) cannot be defined with the same rigor since they result from an empirical expression, the Mark-Houwink relation correlating the intrinsic viscosity (or limit index of viscosity) [r ] to the molar mass M of a nondispersed (isomolecular) fraction of a polymer sample. The way to establish the relation... 

The temperatures 100°F and 210°F (37.8°C, 98.9°C) have been selected because they were initially used in the ASTM procedure for calculating the viscosity index of petroleum cuts (ASTM D 2270). 

In 1991 they were replaced by the temperatures, 40°C and 100°C, in the definition of viscosity index. 

The viscosity of a hydrocarbon mixture, as with all liquids, decreases when the temperature increases. The way in which lubricant viscosities vary with temperature is quite complex and, in fact, charts proposed by ASTM D 341 or by Groff (1961) (Figure 6.1) are used that provide a method to find the viscosity index for any lubricant system. Remember that a high viscosity index corresponds to small variation of viscosity between the low and high... 

The function of viscosity additives is to improve the viscosity index so as to obtain multigrade oils. The problem is to use materials that, by only slightly increasing the low temperature viscosity, are capable of counterbalancing the decrease in viscosity when the temperature increases. 

Polymers for improving the viscosity index of the copolymethacrylate type can be made into dispersants by copolymerization with a nitrogen monomer. The utilization of these copoiymers allows the quantity of dispersant additives in the formulation to be reduced. 

For example, the definition of a system as 10.0 g FI2O at 10.0°C at an applied pressure p= 1.00 atm is sufficient to specify that the water is liquid and that its other properties (energy, density, refractive index, even non-thennodynamic properties like the coefficients of viscosity and themial condnctivify) are uniquely fixed. 

The low molecular weight materials produced by this process are used as lubricants, whereas the high molecular weight materials, the polyisobutylenes, are used as VI improvers and thickeners. Polybutenes that are used as lubricating oils have viscosity indexes of 70—110, fair lubricating properties, and can be manufactured to have excellent dielectric properties. Above their decomposition temperature (ca 288°C) the products decompose completely to gaseous materials. 

In the glass (qv) and ceramic industry (see Ceramics), barite can be used both as a flux, to promote melting at a lower temperature or to increase the production rate, and as an additive to increase the refractive index of glass. The viscosity of barite-containing glass often needs to be raised. Alumina in the form of feldspar is sometimes used. To offset any color produced by iron from the barite addition, more decolorizer may be needed. When properly used, barytes help reduce seed, increase toughness and brilliancy, and reduce annealing time. Barite is also a raw material for the manufacture of other barium chemicals. 

Additives for lubricating oils providing a combination of viscosity index improvement (VII) and dispersancy have also been reported. These additives are prepared from ethyleneamines by reaction with various Vll-type polymers that have been chlorinated or modified in some other way to provide an ethyleneamine reaction site. Antimst additives for lubricating oils have been prepared by reaction of polyamines with fatty acids followed by reaction with polyalkylenesuccinic anhydrides (178,179). 

Universal at 100° F) and a viscosity index of 95. They contain necessary oxidation inhibitors and antiwear agents, as the same oil is used for bearings and gear lubrication. Oils tend to retain water, either from steam condensation or from condensation that occurs in the tanks. The presence of water is detrimental as it encourages the for-... 

Ionic liquids have been described as designer solvents [11]. Properties such as solubility, density, refractive index, and viscosity can be adjusted to suit requirements simply by making changes to the structure of either the anion, or the cation, or both [12, 13]. This degree of control can be of substantial benefit when carrying out solvent extractions or product separations, as the relative solubilities of the ionic and extraction phases can be adjusted to assist with the separation [14]. Also, separation of the products can be achieved by other means such as, distillation (usually under vacuum), steam distillation, and supercritical fluid extraction (CO2). 

Other important properties include Hash point, volatility, viscosity, specific gravity, cloud point, pour point, and smoke point. Most of these properties are related directly to the boiling range of the kerosene and are not independently variable. The flash point, an index of fire hazard, measures the readiness of a fuel to ignite when exposed to a flame. It is usually mandated by law or government regulation to be 120° or 130° F (48° or 72° C), Volatility, as measured... 

On the other hand, liquid propane also has a high affinity for paraffinic hydrocarbons. Propane deasphalting removes asphaltic materials from heavy lube oil base stocks. These materials reduce the viscosity index of lube oils. In this process, liquid propane dissolves mainly paraffinic hydrocarbons and leaves out asphaltic materials. Higher extraction temperatures favor better separation of the asphaltic components. Deasphalted oil is stripped to recover propane, which is recycled. 

Figure 40.18 Viscosity Index (VI) is a relative measure of viscosity change with temperature change...

All oils become thinner when heated and thicker when cooled, but some are less sensitive than others to these viscosity/temperature effects. The degree of sensitivity is known as Viscosity Index (VI). Oil is said to have high VI if it displays a relatively small change of viscosity for a given change of temperature. 

The melt index (MI) or melt flow index (MFT) is an inverse measure of viscosity. High MI implies low viscosity and low MI means high viscosity. Plastics are shear thinning, which means that their resistance to flow decreases as the shear rate increases. This is due to molecular alignments in the direction of flow and disentanglements. 

A Newtonian liquid of viscosity 0.1 N s/m2 is flowing through a pipe of 25 mm diameter and 20 m in lenglh, and the pressure drop is 105 N/m2. As a result of a process change a small quantity of polymer is added to the liquid and this causes the liquid to exhibit non-Newtonian characteristics its rheology is described adequately by the power-law model and the flow index is 0.33. The apparent viscosity of the modified fluid is equal to ihc viscosity of the original liquid at a shear rate of 1000 s L... 

Two liquids of equal densities, the one Newtonian and the other a non-Newtonian power law fluid, flow at equal volumetric rates down two wide vertical surfaces of the same widths. The non-Newtonian fluid has a power law index of 0.5 and has the same apparent viscosity as the Newtonian fluid when its shear rate is 0,01 s-1. Show that, for equal surface velocities of the two fluids, the film thickness for the non-Newtonian fluid is 1.125 times that of the Newtonian fluid. 

PE). Then, the mixtures were placed in an ultrasonic cleaner for 15 minutes to obtain a uniform mixture oil. The viscosity and the optical refractive index of these base oils and mixture oils were given in Table 7. 

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