This table gives binary diffusion coefficients D12 for a number mixtures of gases. Each gas pair is ordered alphabetically accord-
of common gases as a function of temperature. Values refer to at- ing to the most common way of writing the formula. The listing of
mospheric pressure. The diffusion coefficient is inversely propor- pairs then follows alphabetical order by the first constituent.
tional to pressure as long as the gas is in a regime where binary
collisions dominate. See Reference 1 for a discussion of the depen-
dence of D12 on temperature and composition.
References
The first part of the table gives data for several gases in the pres- 1. Marrero, T. R., and Mason, E. A., J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1, 1, 1972.
ence of a large excess of air. The remainder applies to equimolar 2. Kestin, J., et al., J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 13, 229, 1984.
Equimolar Mixture
Ar-CH4 0.306 0.467 0.657 0.876
Ar-CO 0.168 0.190 0.290 0.439 0.615 0.815
Ar-CO2 0.129 0.148 0.235 0.365 0.517 0.689
Ar-H2 0.698 0.794 1.228 1.876 2.634 3.496
Ar-He 0.381 0.645 0.726 1.088 1.617 2.226 2.911
Ar-Kr 0.064 0.117 0.134 0.210 0.323 0.456 0.605
Ar-N2 0.168 0.190 0.290 0.439 0.615 0.815
Ar-Ne 0.160 0.277 0.313 0.475 0.710 0.979 1.283
Ar-O2 0.166 0.187 0.285 0.430 0.600 0.793
Ar-SF6 0.128 0.202 0.290 0.389
Ar-Xe 0.052 0.095 0.108 0.171 0.264 0.374 0.498
CH4-H2 0.708 1.084 1.648 2.311 3.070
CH4-He 0.650 0.992 1.502 2.101 2.784
CH4-N2 0.208 0.317 0.480 0.671 0.890
CH4-O2 0.220 0.341 0.523 0.736 0.978
CH4-SF6 0.167 0.257 0.363 0.482
CO-CO2 0.162 0.250 0.384
CO-H2 0.408 0.686 0.772 1.162 1.743 2.423 3.196
CO-He 0.365 0.619 0.698 1.052 1.577 2.188 2.882
CO-Kr 0.131 0.149 0.227 0.346 0.485 0.645
CO-N2 0.133 0.208 0.231 0.336 0.491 0.673 0.878
CO-O2 0.202 0.307 0.462 0.643 0.849
CO-SF6 0.144 0.226 0.323 0.432
CO2-C3H8 0.084 0.133 0.209
CO2-H2 0.315 0.552 0.627 0.964 1.470 2.066 2.745
CO2-H2O 0.162 0.292 0.496 0.741 1.021
CO2-He 0.300 0.513 0.580 0.878 1.321
CO2-N2 0.160 0.253 0.392 0.553 0.733
CO2-N2O 0.055 0.099 0.113 0.177 0.276
CO2-Ne 0.131 0.227 0.258 0.395 0.603 0.847
CO2-O2 0.159 0.248 0.380 0.535 0.710
CO2-SF6 0.099 0.155
D2-H2 0.631 1.079 1.219 1.846 2.778 3.866 5.103
H2-He 0.775 1.320 1.490 2.255 3.394 4.726 6.242
H2-Kr 0.340 0.601 0.682 1.053 1.607 2.258 2.999
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