Literature values of density, viscosity, adiabatic expansion coefficie
nt, thermal conductivity, specific heat (constant pressure), ultrasoni
c velocity, and ultrasonic attenuation coefficient are compiled for a
range of food oils and water at 20 degrees C, and a series of empirica
l equations are suggested to calculate the temperature dependency of t
hese parameters. The importance of these data to the application of ul
trasonic particle-sizing instruments to food emulsions is discussed.