Abstract

An equation of state (EOS) in the form of Helmholtz free energy for fluid mixtures was improved by using four mixing parameters. It can calculate the pressure-volume-temperature-composition (PVTx) and vapor-liquid equilibrium (VLE) properties of the CO2–N2 fluid mixture. This EOS is based on highly accurate EOSs of pure CO2 and N2 fluids and contains a simple generalized departure function of Lemmon and Jacobsen (1999). This EOS can reproduce experimental PVTx and VLE data available up to 673 K and 1000 bar, with an accuracy within or close to experimental uncertainties. The EOS of CO2–N2 fluid mixture and an updated Gibbs free energy model of solid CO2, can be combined to determine the compositions and molar volumes of CO2–N2 fluid inclusions with the melting temperature of solid CO2 and the vapor-liquid homogenization temperature which can be directly obtained from experimental microthermometric analysis. Isochores of CO2–N2 inclusions can be easily calculated from this EOS.

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