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For the sufficiently narrow pressure range the simplest correlation is given by:

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\mu(T, \rho) = \mu^*(T) \cdot (1 + \rho \cdot B^*(T))

where

some function of temperature 

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fluid temperature

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body\rho

fluid density

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body\mu(T, \rho)

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body--uriencoded--\mu%5e*(T) = \mu(T, \rho =0)

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related to dynamic fluid viscosity at zero density 

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body\rho

= 0

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body--uriencoded--B%5e*(T)

some function of temperature 
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related to the second virial coefficient  LaTeX Math InlinebodyB_2(T)

See Also

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Petroleum Industry / Upstream / Subsurface E&P Disciplines / Fluid (PVT) Analysis / Fluid (PVT) modelling / Dynamic fluid viscosity

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