Mass fraction of mixture component

The mass fraction of a mixture component is the ratio of that component’s mass to the total mass of the mixture.

Conditions:

1. All masses refer to the same mixture at the same state.

Links:

1. Wikipedia - Mass fraction

mass_fraction

mass_fraction of the mixture component.

Symbol:

w[i]

Latex:

\(w_{i}\)

Dimension:

dimensionless

mass_of_component

mass of the mixture component.

Symbol:

m[i]

Latex:

\(m_{i}\)

Dimension:

mass

mass_of_mixture

Total mass of the mixture.

Symbol:

m

Latex:

\(m\)

Dimension:

mass

definition

w[i] = m[i] / m

Latex:

\[w_{i} = \frac{m_{i}}{m}\]