Densities and viscosities have been measured over the whole composition ranges for the binary mixtures of 2,2,4-trimethylpentane with methylcyclohexane, ethylcyclohexane, or n-butylcyclohexane at temperatures T = (293.15 to 343.15) K and atmospheric pressure. Meanwhile, the refractive indices and surface tensions were measured at T = (293.15 to 323.15) K and T = (293.15 to 308.15) K, respectively. The excess molar volumes, V m E , the viscosity deviations, Δη, and the surface tension deviations, Δγ, for these binary systems are calculated and fitted to the Redlich−Kister equation, and the regression coefficients and the standard deviations of the fittings are given. All of the V m E , Δη and Δγ values are negative over the whole composition range for these systems. The values of Δn D for these binary mixtures are all small, even negligible. These results may be useful for the development of the hydrocarbon fuels.
■ INTRODUCTIONAviation fuels contain large portions of iso-paraffinic compounds. 1,2 JP-7 (a jet fuel developed by the U.S. Air Force for use in supersonic aircraft) consists of greater than 25 % of isoparaffinic species. 3 Violi and Eddings note that iso-paraffinic is one of the predominant components in jet kerosene, accounting for as much as 29% of the fuel. 4 Further researches indicate that the synthetic and alternative fuels can have higher content of iso-paraffins than the current logistic fuels. 5 Consequently, it seems prudent that iso-paraffins should be taken into account to develop surrogate fuel and study fuel performance in detail. 2,2,4-Trimethylpentane (iso-octane) has been economically important as a primary reference for measuring the antiknock qualities of gasoline and aviation fuel for years. 6 Fuels are seen to be composed primarily of straight-chained and branched paraffins, but cycloparaffins are also significant. For example, up to 20 % of Jet-A fuel, the commercial equivalent of JP-8 (a kerosene-based fuel used widely by the US Military) is composed of cycloalkanes. In addition to the role as a traditional fuel, cycloparaffin can also serve as coolant for hypersonic aircraft. 7 As described above, iso-paraffinics and cycloparaffins are predominant components in jet kerosene. 5,8−11 The investigations on the fundamental properties for binary systems of iso-paraffin with cycloparaffin seem to be of scientific and practical interest. Physicochemical properties such as viscosity, density, surface tension, refractive index, vapor-pressure and excess Gibbs energy for 2,2,4-trimethylpentane + cyclohexane system have been reported. 12−14 Some properties for methylcyclohexane +2,2,4-trimethylpentane system are also studied in the literature. 15−19 Nevertheless, there is still a lack of some detailed information about the systems of 2,2,4-trimethylpentane with alkylated cyclohexane.In the present work, densities, viscosities, refractive indices, and surface tensions for the binary mixtures of 2,2,4-trimethylpentane with several alkylated cyclohexanes, such as methylcyclohexane, ethylcyclo...