Table 5
Summary of the mixing laws and empirical/theoretical models analysis.
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Fitting parameters | Global fit quality (OF, SDE) | ||
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Mixing Laws | Weighted Harmonic mean (2) | Always | Always | Bad | |
Hashin and Shtrikman min (5) | Always | Always | Bad | ||
Weighted arithmetic mean (1) | Always | Always | Bad | ||
Hashin and Shtrikman max (6) | Always | Always | Bad | ||
Hashin and Shtrikman mean (7) | Always | Always | Medium | ||
Weighted Geometric mean (3) | Always | Always | Good | ||
Empirical models | Assad (9) | Always | Under conditions | c | Good |
Sugawara and Yoshizawa (11) | Always | Always | A | Medium | |
Veerendra and Chaudhary with negative correction (16) | Under conditions | Under conditions | ψ | Bad | |
Veerendra and Chaudhary with positive correction (16) | Under conditions | Under conditions | ψ | Bad | |
Veerendra and Chaudhary model without correction (16) | Under conditions | Under conditions | ψ | Bad | |
Zeb and Maqsood (14) | Always | Under conditions | z | Bad | |
Zeb, Gurmani, Ali and Maqsood (15) | Always | Under conditions | m | Bad | |
Theoretical models | Krupiczka (17) | No | Under conditions | {a1, a2, B} | Medium |
Fricke (20) | Always | Always | M | Good |