The Effect of Co-Saturated Salts on the Kinematic Viscosity of Water

Authors

  • Alexei Alexandre Akoulov University of Saskatchewan
  • Travis Wiens University of Saskatchewan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32396/usurj.v5i1.379

Keywords:

NaCl, KCl, co-saturation, kinematic viscosity, water, brine

Abstract

It is well documented in the literature how individual salts such as sodium chloride (NaCl) and potassium chloride (KCl) effect the kinematic viscosity of a water solution. However, there exists little to no information on how the presence of both NaCl and KCl in a co-saturated state affect the kinematic viscosity of the solution. This paper reviews experimental measurements of co-saturated aqueous NaCl:KCl solutions across the temperature range of 20-65 oC at three different concentration ratios. These data are compared to the known kinematic viscosity curves of saturated NaCl solution and pure water from literature.

Author Biographies

Alexei Alexandre Akoulov, University of Saskatchewan

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Undergraduate student

Travis Wiens, University of Saskatchewan

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Assistant Professor

 

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Published

2019-01-30

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2018): December 2018

Section

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