Estimation of transport properties of liquids

Based on the theory of intermolecular forces and the Hildebrand relation, a generalized equation in terms of refractive index is proposed to estimate viscosity, thermal conductivity and diffusion coefficients of liquid non-po lar compounds at various temperatures. Analytical equations are provided to estimate transport properties of n-alkanes in terms of molecular weight. A verage deviations for all three properties of various hydrocarbons from C-5 to C-20 are within 1% for a large number of data points. The proposed equa tion also predicts transport properties of some polar compounds with a reas onable degree of accuracy.