Surface Tension And Vessel Blanketing

Not as much as the pressure of the gas and temperature of the oil.

Probably not any, but I'm not 100% sure.

Surface tension and maintaining solubility?

If any it will be more of a hindrance.

Do you want the gas in the oil?

What did your internet search come up with?

No, I don't want gas in the oil.

I have seen oil datasheets specifying surface tension of liquid at a temperature, but have never seen anyone referring surface tension for any of the design purpose.

Thanks,

_NTR

Not as much as temperature. In general, the higher the temperature, the lower the solubility, though there is a distinct absence of data here.

Might be worth some experimentation, perhaps?

My understanding is that, a fluid with higher surface tension will have larger tensile forces at the top layer and thus gas cannot dissolve in the liquid. But considering the different fluid at same temperature and pressure with lower surface tension, the solubility would be more.

Please correct me, if I'm wrong

Thanks,

- NTR

Highly unlikely it would make any discernable difference. Gas solubility likely to be different for a different fluid, but not because of change in surface tension.

And as you're dealing with a specific fluid it's irrelevant.

Thank you all for sharing your ideas and making me clear that surface tension has no effect on solubility.

But, what would be the reason for specifying Surface Tension in Oil data sheets ??

Thanks,

- NTR

Several possibilities. It is a physical parameter, and there are situations where someone may want to know it. Usually though, I find things like that are because "we had to do it for X situation so we just put it down for all the products".