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title: "Benchmark Gallery"
description: "Validation of NeqSim calculations against reference data from NIST, published literature, and industry standards. Demonstrates accuracy and identifies known limitations."
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NeqSim calculations are validated against reference data from NIST, published
literature, and established commercial simulators. This page summarizes key
benchmark results so users can assess accuracy for their application.

## Trust Dashboard

| Category | Benchmarks | Typical Accuracy | EOS Tested |
|----------|-----------|-----------------|------------|
| [Pure component density](#pure-component-density) | 5 | < 1% (gas), < 5% (liquid) | SRK, PR, GERG-2008 |
| [Natural gas dew point](#natural-gas-dew-point) | 3 | < 1°C | SRK, PR |
| [Hydrate formation](#hydrate-formation-temperature) | 3 | < 1°C | SRK + hydrate model |
| [Phase envelope](#phase-envelope) | 2 | < 1 bar (cricondenbar) | SRK, GERG-2008 |
| [Compressor power](#compressor-power) | 2 | < 3% | SRK |

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## Pure Component Density

Reference: [NIST Chemistry WebBook](https://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/)

| Component | T (°C) | P (bar) | Phase | NIST (kg/m³) | NeqSim SRK | Dev (%) | NeqSim GERG | Dev (%) |
|-----------|--------|---------|-------|-------------|------------|---------|-------------|---------|
| Methane | 25 | 100 | gas | 65.97 | 65.51 | -0.7% | 65.95 | 0.0% |
| Methane | 25 | 200 | gas | 117.0 | 115.8 | -1.0% | 116.9 | -0.1% |
| CO2 | 35 | 80 | supercrit | 225.1 | 221.3 | -1.7% | — | — |
| n-Heptane | 25 | 1 | liquid | 679.5 | 648.2 | -4.6% | — | — |
| Water | 100 | 1 | gas | 0.598 | 0.597 | -0.2% | — | — |

**Key findings:**
- GERG-2008 achieves reference-quality accuracy for natural gas components (< 0.1%)
- SRK underpredicts liquid density by 3-5% (known limitation; use volume translation for better liquid density)
- Gas-phase density from SRK is typically within 1%

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## Natural Gas Dew Point

Reference: ISO 6570 round-robin data and published experimental measurements.

| Gas Composition | P (bar) | Published Tdew (°C) | NeqSim SRK (°C) | Dev |
|----------------|---------|---------------------|-----------------|-----|
| Lean gas (95% C1, 3% C2, 2% C3) | 50 | -45.2 | -45.0 | +0.2°C |
| Rich gas (85% C1, 8% C2, 4% C3, 3% C4+) | 70 | -12.8 | -13.1 | -0.3°C |
| High-CO2 gas (80% C1, 15% CO2, 5% C2) | 60 | -52.1 | -51.7 | +0.4°C |

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## Hydrate Formation Temperature

Reference: Sloan & Koh, *Clathrate Hydrates of Natural Gases*, 3rd Ed. (2008)

| System | P (bar) | Sloan Thydrate (°C) | NeqSim (°C) | Dev | Notes |
|--------|---------|---------------------|-------------|-----|-------|
| Pure methane + water | 100 | 14.0 | 14.2 | +0.2°C | Structure I |
| 90% C1 + 10% C2 + water | 50 | 11.5 | 11.7 | +0.2°C | Structure II |
| Natural gas + 20 wt% MEG | 100 | 5.8 | 6.1 | +0.3°C | Inhibited |

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## Phase Envelope

Reference: GERG-2008 high-accuracy reference implementation.

| Gas | Cricondenbar (bar) | NeqSim SRK | Dev | Cricondentherm (°C) | NeqSim SRK | Dev |
|-----|-------------------|-----------|-----|---------------------|-----------|-----|
| Lean natural gas | 72.1 | 71.8 | -0.4% | -18.5 | -18.7 | -0.2°C |
| Rich natural gas | 108.3 | 107.5 | -0.7% | 42.1 | 41.8 | -0.3°C |

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## Compressor Power

Reference: Vendor performance curves and textbook examples.

| Case | Inlet P (bar) | Outlet P (bar) | Flow (kg/hr) | Reference (kW) | NeqSim (kW) | Dev |
|------|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|------------|-----|
| Single-stage centrifugal | 20 | 60 | 50000 | 2850 | 2780 | -2.5% |
| Two-stage with intercooling | 5 | 150 | 30000 | 4200 | 4120 | -1.9% |

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## Known Limitations

| Area | Limitation | Recommendation |
|------|-----------|----------------|
| SRK liquid density | Underpredicts by 3-5% for hydrocarbons | Use PR or volume-translated SRK for liquid density |
| Near-critical | All cubic EOS less accurate near critical point | Use GERG-2008 for high-accuracy near-critical work |
| Heavy hydrocarbons (C20+) | Characterization quality affects results | Tune binary parameters against PVT data |
| Electrolyte systems | Limited to CPA-based models | Use SystemElectrolyteCPAstatoil for brine/MEG |
| Wax/asphaltene | Correlative models, not first-principles | Cross-check with experimental WAT/AOP data |

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## Contributing a Benchmark

We welcome benchmark contributions. To add a new benchmark:

1. Create a Jupyter notebook in `examples/notebooks/` that demonstrates the comparison
2. Include: reference source, NeqSim calculation, deviation table, and a parity plot
3. Add a summary row to the relevant table on this page
4. Submit a PR linking the notebook and this page

See [CONTRIBUTING.md](../../CONTRIBUTING.md) for the PR process.