APPENDIX 7

API Correlations
Mol Fraction of Paraffins (XP)
XP 5 a 1 b Ri 1 c VGC
Mol Fraction of Naphthenes (XN)
XN 5 d 1 e Ri 1 f VGC
Mol Fraction of Aromatics (XA)
XA 5 g 1 h Ri 1 i VGC
Constants Heavy Fractions 200 , MW , 600
a5
2.5737
b5
1.0133
c5
23.573
d5
2.464
e5
23.6701
f5
1.96312
g5
24.0377
h5
2.6568
i5
1.60988
Ri 5
VGC 5
Ri 5 RI(20) 2

refractivity intercept
viscosity gravity constant
d
2

where:
RI(20) 5 refractive index at 20 C
d 5 density at 20 C

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Viscosity gravity constant (VGC)

VGC 5

SG 2 0:24 2 0:022 3 logv210 2 35:5

0:755

where:
V210 5 Saybolt Universal Viscosity at 210 F in seconds
Refractive index at 20 C (68 F)


1 1 2 3 I 1=2
RI20 5
12I
I 5 A 3 exp B 3 MeABP 1 C 3 SG 1 D 3 MeABP 3 SG
3 MeABPE 3 SGF
Constants
A 5 2.341 3 1022
B 5 6.464 3 1024
C 5 5.144
D523.289 3 1024
E 520.407
F 523.333
MW 5 a 3 exp b 3 MeABP 1 c 3 SG 1 d 3 MeABP 3 SG
3 MeABPE 3 SGF
Constants
a 5 20.486
b 5 1.165 3 1024
c 527.787
d 5 1.1582 3 1023
e 5 1.26807
f 5 4.98308
Referenced in Example 3.4.
Source: M.R. Riazi, T.E. Daubert, Prediction of the composition of petroleum fractions, Ind.
Eng. Chem. Process Des. Dev. 19(2) (1982) 289294.