Wilke and Chang's equation

Input data

Temperature

Solution viscosity

Molar mass of solvent

Molar volume

Output data

Description

The Wilke and Chang equation is best used for dilute non-electrolyte solutions (concentration close to 1%).

Atomic volume table

Element
Atomic Volume (cm³/gmol)
Bromine
27.0
Carbon
14.8
Chlorine
21.6
Hydrogen
3.7
Iodine
37.0
Nitrogen, double bond
15.6
Nitrogen, in primary amines
10.5
Sulphur
25.6
Nitrogen, in secondary amines
12.0
Oxygen, except as noted below
7.4
Oxygen, in methyl esters
9.1
Oxygen, in methyl ethers
9.9
Oxygen, in higher chain ethers and other esters
11.0
Oxygen, in acids
12.0

Molecular volume table

Compost
Molecular Volume, Va (cm³/gmol)
Hydrogen, H2
14.3
Nitric oxide, NO
23.6
Oxygen, O2
25.6
Nitrous oxide, N20
36.4
Nitrogen, N2
31.2
Ammonia, NH3
25.8
Air
29.9
Water, H20
18.9
Carbon monoxide, CO
30.7
Hydrogen sulfide, H2S
32.9
Carbon dioxide, CO2
34.0
Bromine, Br2
53.2
Carbonyl sulfide, COS
51.5
Chlorine, Cl2
48.4
Sulfur dioxide, SO2
44.8
Iodine, I2
71.5

Table of commonly used values

Solvent
Parameter - Φb
Water
2.26
Methanol
1.9
Ethanol
1.5
Non-polar solvents
1

References

  • WELTY, James; WICKS, Charles E.; WILSON, Robert E.; RORRER, Gregory L. Fundamentals of Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer. 5th Ed. John Wiley & Sons, 2008.