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Bulk viscosity of liquid noble gases
René Spencer Chatwell1, Jadran Vrabec1
1Thermodynamics and Process Engineering, Technische Universität Berlin, 10587 Berlin, Germany.
Abstract:
An equation of state for the bulk viscosity of liquid noble gases is proposed. On the basis of dedicated equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations, a multi-mode relaxation ansatz is used to obtain precise bulk viscosity data over a wide range of liquid states. From this dataset, the equation of state emerges as a two-parametric power function with both parameters showing a conspicuous saturation behavior over temperature. After passing a temperature threshold, the bulk viscosity is found to vary significantly over density, a behavior that resembles the frequency response of a one pole low-pass filter. The proposed equation of state is in good agreement with available experimental sound attenuation data.
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