A generalized correlation in terms of the reduced molar refraction (parameter r) is proposed for the
calculation of the viscosity of dense hydrocarbon fluids. The input parameters are the refractive index
and density at 20 °C, molecular weight, critical temperature, and pressure. For more than 2600 data
points used for the evaluation of the proposed correlations, the average deviation for liquids for
hydrocarbons from C1 to C20 is about 8%. For saturated gases (P
r < 1), the absolute average deviation is
3.5%, whereas for high-pressure gases (1 < P
r < 10) and for hydrocarbons from C1 to C10 the average
deviation is about 11%. A comparison with similar generalized correlations shows that molar refraction
is a suitable third parameter for the generalized correlation of transport properties of dense hydrocarbons.
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