OXYGEN PERMEABILITY INDEX CALCULATION

Table B.1: Time and pressure readings of specimens

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Specimen number
1 2 3 4
Actual Pressure Actual Pressure Actual Pressure Actual Pressure
time Pt time Pt time Pt time Pt
hh.mm.ss kPa hh.mm.ss kPa hh.mm.ss kPa hh.mm.ss kPa
12:55:00 100.0 10:12:00 100.0 14:01:00 100.0 14:00:00 100.0
13:01:00 96.0 10:17:00 97.0 14:03:00 98.5 14:03:00 98.0
13:05:00 93.0 10:22:00 92.0 14:06:00 95.5 14:06:00 96.0
13:09:00 90.0 10:25:00 89.5 14:09:00 93.5 14:09:00 94.0
13:18:00 85.0 10:32:00 84.5 14:13:00 92.5 14:13:00 90.0
13:24:00 80.0 10:39:00 80.0 14:16:00 91.0 14:16:00 88.0
13:28:00 78.0 10:46:00 77.5 14:19:00 87.0 14:19:00 86.0
13:34:00 74.0 10:53:00 74.5 14:23:00 85.0 14:23:00 84.0
13:38:00 72.0 10:57:00 70.0 14:26:00 82.5 14:27:00 81.0
13:42:00 70.0 11:05:00 67.0 14:31:00 80.0 14:31:00 79.0
13:48:00 67.0 11:12:00 64.0 14:34:00 78.0 14:36:00 75.0
13:54:00 65.0 11:18:00 62.0 14:37:00 76.0 14:41:00 73.0

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 Table B.2: Dimensions of the specimens and parameters used

1 2 3 4 5 6
Specimen number
Parameter Measurement
1 2 3 4
1 3.16 3.02 2.90 3.06

Thickness 2 3.06 3.08 2.98 3.02

d 3 3.16 3.10 2.94 3.08
m × 10-2 4 3.06 3.00 3.00 3.02
average 3.11 3.05 2.96 3.05
1 6.92 6.94 6.90 6.96

Diameter 2 6.96 6.96 6.92 6.94

3 6.98 6.92 6.94 6.94
m × 10-2 4 6.90 6.98 6.86 6.98
average 6.94 6.95 6.91 6.96
Cross-sectional area
A 3.78 3.79 3.75 3.81
m2 × 10-3
Volume of
permeability cell
4.90 4.95 4.83 4.90
V
m3 × 10-3

Table B.3: Calculation of z for specimen 1

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Actual Time since Pressure,

time start of test, t Pt P0/Pt ln(P0/Pt) [ln(P0/Pt)]2 ln(P0/Pt) × t
hh.mm.ss s kPa

12:55:00 0 100.0 1.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

13:01:00 360 96.0 1.042 0.041 0.002 14,760

13:05:00 600 93.0 1.075 0.072 0.005 43,200

13:09:00 840 90.0 1.111 0.105 0.011 88,200

13:18:00 1380 85.0 1.176 0.162 0.026 2,23,560

13:24:00 1740 80.0 1.250 0.223 0.050 388. 020

13:28:00 1980 78.0 1.282 0.248 0.062 4,91,040

13:34:00 2340 74.0 1.351 0.301 0.091 7,04,340

13:38:00 2580 72.0 1.389 0.329 0.108 8,48,820

13:42:00 2820 70.0 1.429 0.357 0.127 1 006.740

13:48:00 3180 67.0 1.493 0.401 0.161 1 275.180

13:54:00 3540 65.0 1.538 0.430 0.185 1 522.200

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a) The slope of the linear regression line of specimen 1, forced through the (0,0)
point may be calculated as follows:

b) The calculation of the correlation coefficient, r2, of the linear regression line of
specimen 1, forced through (0,0) is shown in Table B.4 and d).

Table B.4: Calculation of r2 for specimen 1

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Time since Pressure

Actual tp,i
Pt
start of
time P0/Pt ln(P0/Pt) ti − tp,i (ti − tp,i)2 ti2
test, t
hh.mm.ss [ln(P0/Pt)]/z
s kPa

12:55:00 0 100.0 1.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0

13:01:00 360 96.0 1.042 0.041 328 320 1024 129600

13:05:00 600 93.0 1.075 0.072 576 24 576 360000

13:09:00 840 90.0 1.111 0.105 840 0 0 705600

13:18:00 1380 85.0 1.176 0.162 1296 84 7056 1904400

13:24:00 1740 80.0 1.250 0.223 1784 −44 1936 3027600

13:28:00 1980 78.0 1.282 0.248 1984 −4 16 3920400

13:34:00 2340 74.0 1.351 0.301 2408 −68 4624 5475600

13:38:00 2580 72.0 1.389 0.329 2632 −52 2704 6656400

13:42:00 2820 70.0 1.429 0.357 2856 −36 1296 7952400

13:48:00 3180 67.0 1.493 0.401 3208 −28 784 10112400

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Time since Pressure

Actual tp,i
Pt
start of
time P0/Pt ln(P0/Pt) ti − tp,i (ti − tp,i)2 ti2
test, t
hh.mm.ss [ln(P0/Pt)]/z
s kPa

13:54:00 3540 65.0 1.538 0.430 3440 96 9216 12531600

c) The value of r2 may be calculated as follows:

Therefore, from Table B.4

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��ti-tp,i� = 29 232

� t2i = 52 776 000

d) The value of k for specimen 1 can then be calculated as follows:

ω×V×g×d×z
k=
R×A×T

Where

ω is the molecular mass of oxygen, = 0.032 kg/mol;

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 V is the volume of oxygen under pressure in the tank in which specimen 1 was
tested, = 4,9L = 0.0049 m3;

g is the gravitational acceleration, = 9.81 m/s2;

R is the universal gas constant, = 8.313 Nm/K mol;

d is the average thickness of specimen 1, measured at four different positions,

= 31.1 mm = 0.0311 m;

A is the cross-sectional area of specimen 1, calculated from the diameter

measured at four positions, A = 0.00378 m2;

T is the temperature in kelvins, = 296.15 K;

z is the slope of the linear regression line, = 0.000125 s-1, therefore

0.032 × 0.0049 × 9.81 × 0.0311 × 0.000125

k=
8.313 × 0.00378 × 296.15

Therefore

k = 6.426×10-10 m/s

e) The coefficient of permeability, ki, (m/s) of each of the other four specimens is
calculated in a similar fashion for each specimen resulting in the following
values.
k1 = 6.426 10-10 m/s OPI = 9.19
k2 = 6.370  10-10 m/s OPI = 9.20
k3 = 6.074  10-10 m/s OPI = 9.22
k4 = 6.474  10-10 m/s OPI = 9.19
f) The average oxygen permeability index is calculated as follows:
OPI = [(OPI1 + OPI2 + OPI3 + OPI4)/4]
OPI = 9.20