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Temperature effects in HPLC columns due to viscous heat dissipation are examined. For the case when the thermostatted column wall and mobile phase at the column inlet are at the same temperature an explicit solution of the heat transport equation is given. The predicted temperature profile is parabolic at large distances from the column entrance; the magnitude of the effect is proportional to the square of the mobile phase velocity, and is of the order of a few degrees centigrade. At the upper end of the column a relaxation occurs over a length of a few centimers. Experimental results confirm the validity of the predictions made and indicate that the various assumptions and approximations are justified. Plate height curves obtained with two mobile phases with differing viscosities show a much smaller efficiency for the less viscous mobile phase. The curves show an upward curvature at high reduced velocities. Both phenomena can be related to thermal effects. It is concluded that viscous heat dissipation constitutes an obstacle to obtaining higher speed and efficiency in HPLC by the use of smaller particles. Possible remedies, such as the use of smaller bore columns or special thermostatting devices, look troublesome from the experimental point of view.
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Poppe, H., Kraak, J.C., Huber, J.F.K. et al. Temperature gradients in HPLC columns due to viscous heat dissipation. Chromatographia 14, 515–523 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02265631
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