Surface Tension of Seawater

TitleSurface Tension of Seawater
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2014
AuthorsNayar K.G, Panchanathan D., McKinley G.H, Lienhard J.H
JournalJournal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data
Volume43
Issue4
Start Page043103
Abstract

New measurements and a reference correlation for the surface tension of seawater at atmospheric pressure are presented in this paper. Surface tension of seawater was measured across a salinity range of 20 ⩽ S ⩽ 131 g/kg and a temperature range of 1 ⩽ t ⩽ 92 °C at atmospheric pressure using the Wilhelmy plate method. The uncertainty within measurements varied from 0.18 to 0.37 mN/m with the average uncertainty being 0.22 mN/m. The experimental procedures were validated with tests conducted on ACS reagent grade water and aqueous sodium chloride solutions. Literature data and present measurements were evaluated and a reference correlation was developed expressing surface tension of seawater as a function of temperature and salinity. The average absolute percentage deviation between measurements and the correlation was 0.19% while the maximum deviation was 0.60%.

DOI10.1063/1.4899037

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