Quadratic mixing rule, general

In the absence of a theory to prescribe the composition dependence of parameters for cubic equations of state, empirical mixing rules are used to relate mixture parameters to pure-species parameters. The simplest realistic ejq)ressions are a linear mixing rule for parameter b and a quadratic mixing rule for parameter a, as shown by Eqs. (4-113) and (4-114). A common combining rule is given by Eq. (4-115). The general mole fraction variable Xi is used here because application is to both liquid and vapor mixtures. These equations, known as van der Waals prescriptions, provide for the evaluation of mixture parameters solely from parameters for the pure constituent species. They find application primarily for mixtures comprised of simple and chemically similar molecules. 

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