A new method based on the Effective Carbon Number is presented for the prediction of the thermal conductivity of liquids and liquid mixtures. The Effective Carbon Number for each substance of interest can be calculated from its thermal conductivity at a reduced temperature of 0.6. The thermal conductivities of isoalkanes, cycloalkanes, aromatics, alkanes, carboxylic acids, ketones, esters and aldehydes over a range of temperatures were predicted using this method and the results were compared with experimental values. The thermal conductivities of defined mixtures were also predicted using a quadratic mixing rule for the Effective Carbon Number. Lastly, the thermal conductivities o f undefined mixtures such as crude oil fractions were calculated by treating each fraction as a single pseudocomponent. In all cases studied, calculated results compared favorably with experimental values.Une nouvelle methode bade sur le nombre de carbone efficace est prCsentCe pour la prediction de la conductivitk thermique de liquides et de melanges liquides. Le nombre de carbone efficace pour chaque substance revCtant un inter& peut Stre calculi ? i partir de sa conductivitC thermique a une tempkrature reduite de 0,6. Les conductivites thermiques des isoalkanes, des cycloalkanes, des aromatiques, des alkanes, des acides carboxyliques, des &tones, des esters et des aldehydes sur une large gamme de temperatures, ont CtC prtdits grlce B cette mtthode et les risultats ont CtC compares aux valeurs experimentales. Les conductivitis thermiques des mklanges dCfinis ont Cgalement CtC predites a I'aide d'une rkgle de melange quadratique pour le nombre de carbone efficace. Enfin, les conductivites thermiques de melanges non definis tels que les fractions de pitrole brut ont Cte calculees en traitant chaque fraction comme un pseudo-composant unique. Dans tous les cas CtudiCs, les rCsultats calculks se comparent favorablement aux valeurs experimentales Keywords: thermal conductivity prediction, liquid mixture conductivities. crude oil fraction conductivities.he thermal conductivity is an important property in