A generalized equation for the surface tension of refrigerants
This work presents a generalized equation based on the corresponding states theory for the prediction of the surface tension of refrigerants.
A preliminary literature survey of the available data of the experimental surface tension data for refrigerants was performed. Then, experimental data were regressed with the most reliable semi-empirical correlating methods based on the corresponding states theory existing in the literature.
To represent the surface tension of refrigerants, a new equation based on a very limited number of parameters (acentric factor, dipole moment, critical temperature, critical pressure) and constants was proposed.
To minimize the deviation between the predicted data and the experimental data and to find the optimal coefficients for the proposed equation, a design of experiment procedure coupled with the Yates algorithm and the steepest ascent method was adopted.
The new equation gave a better representation of the surface tension of refrigerants and lower deviations, if compared with the equations existing in the literature.