1.

Calculating the viscosity of a blended liquid consisting of two or more liquids having different
viscosities is a three step procedure. The first step involves calculation of the Viscosity Blending
Index (VBI) of each component of the blend using the following equation (known as a Refutas
equation):
(1) VBI = 14.534 ln[ln(v + 0.8)] + 10.975
where v is the viscosity in centistokes and ln is the natural logarithm (Loge).
The second step involves using this blending equation:
(2) VBI-blend = [wA VBIA] + [wB VBIB] + ... + [wX VBIX]
where w is the weight fraction (i.e., % 100) of each component of the blend. In using the above
blending equation, it is necessary that all viscosities are determined at the same temperature, for
example, 100 C.
The third and final step is to determine the viscosity of the blend by using the invert of equation
(1):
(3) v = (ee(VBI - 10.975) 14.534) 0.8
where VBI is the Viscosity Blending Index of the blend and e is the transcendental number
2.71828, also known as Euler's number
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3.

vf1=1/(1+(rho1/rho2)*(1/wf1-1))
vf2=1/(1+(rho2/rho1)*(1/wf2-1))
where, vf1=phase 1 volume fraction
vf2=phase 2 volume fraction

wf1=phase 1 mass fraction

wf2=phase 2 mass fraction
rho1=phase 1 density
rho2=phase 2 density