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% Compute gas properties for a helium/xenon mixture
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Form:
[cP,gamma,mu,fHe] = HeXeMixture(fXe)
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Inputs
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fXe (1,:) Mass fraction of Xenon in mixture
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Outputs
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cP (1,:) Specific heat (J/kg-K)
gamma (1,:) cP/cV
mu (1,:) Molecular weight (kg/mole)
fHe (1,:) Fraction of Helium in mixture
R (1,:) Gas constant
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Reference: Closed Brayton Cycle Power Conversion Systems
for Nuclear Reactors: Modeling, Operations, and Validation
Steven A. Wright, Ronald J. Lipinski, Milton E. Vernon,
Travis Sanchez SANDIA REPORT, SAND2006-2518 April 2006
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