Diffusivities of Synthesis Gas and Fischer-Tropsch Products in Slurry Media, Final Report

I	Introduction 291kb		1
II	Literature Review 886kb		5
	2.1	Experimental Techniques	8
	2.2	Experimental Data and Predictive Equations	11
III	Theories of Diffusion 811kb		18
	3.1	Hydrodynamic Theory	18
	3.2	Activated State Theory	20
	3.3	Rough Hard Sphere Theory	21
IV	Experimental Theory and Procedure 1803kb		29
	4.1	Taylor Dispersion Theory for Diffusivity Measurement	29
	4.2	Density Measurement from Taylor Dispersion Results	36
	4.3	Viscosity Measurement	37
	4.4	Description of Apparatus	37
	4.5	Modifications to Original Apparatus	44
	4.6	Calibration for Diffusivity Measurements	47
	4.7	Calibration for Density Measurements	51
	4.8	Calibration for Viscosity Measurements	53
	4.9	Solute and Solvent Purity	53
V	Results and Discussion 2083kb		56
	5.1	Measured Values of Diffusivity, Viscosity, and Density	56
	5.2	Evaluation of Existing Predictive Equations	73
	5.3	Rough Hard Sphere Treatment of Diffusivity	79
VI	Conclusions 169kb		96
VII	Recommendations for Future Work 51kb		99
	Notation 91kb		100
	Literature Cited 492kb		103