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Thermal Conductivity Liquids

Reference data and engineering information about thermal conductivity liquids for thermodynamics applications.

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Overview

Engineering reference data for Thermal Conductivity Liquids in thermodynamics.

Key Formulas

First Law

ΔU=QW\Delta U = Q - W

Energy is conserved — heat added minus work done.

Ideal Gas Law

PV=nRTPV = nRT

Relates pressure, volume, and temperature of an ideal gas.

Heat Transfer

Q=mcΔTQ = mc\Delta T

Sensible heat transfer.

Carnot Efficiency

η=1TC/TH\eta = 1 - T_C/T_H

Maximum efficiency between two temperatures.

Variables

SymbolDescriptionUnit
UUInternal energyJ
QQHeatJ
WWWorkJ
PPPressurePa
VVVolume
TTTemperatureK
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Thermal conductivities for common liquids at a temperature of 300 K (26.8 °C, 80.3 °F).
Fluid
Thermal Conductivity(W/(m·K))
Acetic acid0.193
Acetone0.18
Alcohol, ethyl (ethanol)0.171
Alcohol, methyl (methanol)0.204
Alcohol, propyl0.161
Ammonia, saturated0.507
Aniline0.172
Antifreeze-water mixture 38%0.45
Benzene0.167
Benzine0.16
Carbon Disulfide0.161
Carbon Tetrachloride0.104
Castor Oil0.18
Chloroform0.129
Decane0.147
Dichlorodifluoromethane refrigerant R-120.071
Diesel oil0.13
Dodecane0.14
Engine Oil, unused0.145
Ethanol0.17
Ether0.13
Ethyl acetate0.137
Ethyl chloride0.11
Ethyl ether0.13
Ethylene glycol0.258
Fuel oil0.14
Gasoline, petrol0.13
Glycerine0.285
Heating oil0.12
Hexane0.124
Hydrochloric acid 10%0.5
Hydrofluoric acid2.33
Isobutyl alcohol0.134
Kerosene (paraffin)0.145
Linseed oil0.15
Lubricating Machine oil0.126
Medicinal paraffin0.127
Mercury8.4
Methane (93.2 K)0.2153
Methanol0.2
n-Butyl alcohol0.167
n-Heptane0.14
n-Octane0.147
n-Pentane0.136
n-Propyl alcohol0.168
Nitric acid0.26
Nitrogen (69.1 K)0.1511
Oil, cylinder0.152
Oil, transformer0.136
Petroleum0.159
Petroleum ether0.14
Phenol0.19
Propylene glycol0.147
Salt solution 20%0.58
Sulfuric acid concentrated0.5
Tar0.19
Toluene0.151
Transformer oil0.13
Trichlor ethylene0.16
Trichlorofluoromethane refrigerant R-110.093
Turpentine oil0.128
Water, Fresh0.609
Xenon (173 K)0.07

Source: engineeringtoolbox.com

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