Encyclopedia of Environmental Science and Engineering, Volume I and II

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Gases and Vapors

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oil

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Ammonia vap
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Hydrogen
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Carbon dioxide Water vapor^ (1 atm)
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Carbon^ dioxide
Oxygen^ (^1 atm)
Sodium
Mercury
Liquids
FIGURE 3 Viscosities of fluids as a function of temperature. Adopted from G. G. Brown and Associates, Unit
Operations, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1950.
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