RedlichKisterVPSSTP.cpp

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/**
 *  @file RedlichKisterVPSSTP.cpp
 *   Definitions for ThermoPhase object for phases which
 *   employ excess Gibbs free energy formulations related to RedlichKister
 *   expansions (see \ref thermoprops
 *    and class \link Cantera::RedlichKisterVPSSTP RedlichKisterVPSSTP\endlink).
 *
 */
/*
 * Copyright (2009) Sandia Corporation. Under the terms of
 * Contract DE-AC04-94AL85000 with Sandia Corporation, the
 * U.S. Government retains certain rights in this software.
 */

#include "cantera/thermo/RedlichKisterVPSSTP.h"
#include "cantera/thermo/ThermoFactory.h"
#include "cantera/base/stringUtils.h"
#include "cantera/base/ctml.h"

using namespace std;

namespace Cantera
{
RedlichKisterVPSSTP::RedlichKisterVPSSTP() :
    numBinaryInteractions_(0),
    formRedlichKister_(0),
    formTempModel_(0)
{
}

RedlichKisterVPSSTP::RedlichKisterVPSSTP(const std::string& inputFile,
        const std::string& id_) :
    numBinaryInteractions_(0),
    formRedlichKister_(0),
    formTempModel_(0)
{
    initThermoFile(inputFile, id_);
}

RedlichKisterVPSSTP::RedlichKisterVPSSTP(XML_Node& phaseRoot,
        const std::string& id_) :
    numBinaryInteractions_(0),
    formRedlichKister_(0),
    formTempModel_(0)
{
    importPhase(*findXMLPhase(&phaseRoot, id_), this);
}

RedlichKisterVPSSTP::RedlichKisterVPSSTP(int testProb)  :
    numBinaryInteractions_(0),
    formRedlichKister_(0),
    formTempModel_(0)
{
    warn_deprecated("RedlichKisterVPSSTP::RedlichKisterVPSSTP(int testProb)",
        "To be removed after Cantera 2.2");

    initThermoFile("LiKCl_liquid.xml", "");
    numBinaryInteractions_ = 1;

    m_HE_m_ij.resize(0);
    m_SE_m_ij.resize(0);

    vector_fp he(2);
    he[0] = 0.0;
    he[1] = 0.0;
    vector_fp se(2);
    se[0] = 0.0;
    se[1] = 0.0;

    m_HE_m_ij.push_back(he);
    m_SE_m_ij.push_back(se);
    m_N_ij.push_back(1);
    m_pSpecies_A_ij.resize(1);
    m_pSpecies_B_ij.resize(1);

    size_t iLiLi = speciesIndex("LiLi");
    if (iLiLi == npos) {
        throw CanteraError("RedlichKisterVPSSTP test1 constructor",
                           "Unable to find LiLi");
    }
    m_pSpecies_A_ij[0] = iLiLi;


    size_t iVLi = speciesIndex("VLi");
    if (iVLi == npos) {
        throw CanteraError("RedlichKisterVPSSTP test1 constructor",
                           "Unable to find VLi");
    }
    m_pSpecies_B_ij[0] = iVLi;
}

RedlichKisterVPSSTP::RedlichKisterVPSSTP(const RedlichKisterVPSSTP& b) :
    numBinaryInteractions_(0),
    formRedlichKister_(0),
    formTempModel_(0)
{
    RedlichKisterVPSSTP::operator=(b);
}

RedlichKisterVPSSTP& RedlichKisterVPSSTP::operator=(const RedlichKisterVPSSTP& b)
{
    if (&b == this) {
        return *this;
    }

    GibbsExcessVPSSTP::operator=(b);

    numBinaryInteractions_      = b.numBinaryInteractions_ ;
    m_pSpecies_A_ij             = b.m_pSpecies_A_ij;
    m_pSpecies_B_ij             = b.m_pSpecies_B_ij;
    m_N_ij                      = b.m_N_ij;
    m_HE_m_ij                   = b.m_HE_m_ij;
    m_SE_m_ij                   = b.m_SE_m_ij;
    formRedlichKister_          = b.formRedlichKister_;
    formTempModel_              = b.formTempModel_;
    dlnActCoeff_dX_             = b.dlnActCoeff_dX_;

    return *this;
}

ThermoPhase* RedlichKisterVPSSTP::duplMyselfAsThermoPhase() const
{
    return new RedlichKisterVPSSTP(*this);
}

/*
 * - Activities, Standard States, Activity Concentrations -----------
 */

void RedlichKisterVPSSTP::getLnActivityCoefficients(doublereal* lnac) const
{
    /*
     * Update the activity coefficients
     */
    s_update_lnActCoeff();

    /*
     * take the exp of the internally stored coefficients.
     */
    for (size_t k = 0; k < m_kk; k++) {
        lnac[k] = lnActCoeff_Scaled_[k];
    }
}

/*
 * ------------ Partial Molar Properties of the Solution ------------
 */

void RedlichKisterVPSSTP::getElectrochemPotentials(doublereal* mu) const
{
    getChemPotentials(mu);
    double ve = Faraday * electricPotential();
    for (size_t k = 0; k < m_kk; k++) {
        mu[k] += ve*charge(k);
    }
}

void RedlichKisterVPSSTP::getChemPotentials(doublereal* mu) const
{
    /*
     * First get the standard chemical potentials in
     * molar form.
     *  -> this requires updates of standard state as a function
     *     of T and P
     */
    getStandardChemPotentials(mu);
    /*
     * Update the activity coefficients
     */
    s_update_lnActCoeff();

    doublereal RT = GasConstant * temperature();
    for (size_t k = 0; k < m_kk; k++) {
        double xx = std::max(moleFractions_[k], SmallNumber);
        mu[k] += RT * (log(xx) + lnActCoeff_Scaled_[k]);
    }
}

doublereal RedlichKisterVPSSTP::enthalpy_mole() const
{
    double h = 0;
    vector_fp hbar(m_kk);
    getPartialMolarEnthalpies(&hbar[0]);
    for (size_t i = 0; i < m_kk; i++) {
        h += moleFractions_[i]*hbar[i];
    }
    return h;
}

doublereal RedlichKisterVPSSTP::entropy_mole() const
{
    double s = 0;
    vector_fp sbar(m_kk);
    getPartialMolarEntropies(&sbar[0]);
    for (size_t i = 0; i < m_kk; i++) {
        s += moleFractions_[i]*sbar[i];
    }
    return s;
}

doublereal RedlichKisterVPSSTP::cp_mole() const
{
    double cp = 0;
    vector_fp cpbar(m_kk);
    getPartialMolarCp(&cpbar[0]);
    for (size_t i = 0; i < m_kk; i++) {
        cp += moleFractions_[i]*cpbar[i];
    }
    return cp;
}

doublereal RedlichKisterVPSSTP::cv_mole() const
{
    return cp_mole() - GasConstant;
}

void RedlichKisterVPSSTP::getPartialMolarEnthalpies(doublereal* hbar) const
{
    /*
     * Get the nondimensional standard state enthalpies
     */
    getEnthalpy_RT(hbar);
    /*
     * dimensionalize it.
     */
    double T = temperature();
    for (size_t k = 0; k < m_kk; k++) {
        hbar[k] *= GasConstant * T;
    }
    /*
     * Update the activity coefficients, This also update the
     * internally stored molalities.
     */
    s_update_lnActCoeff();
    s_update_dlnActCoeff_dT();
    for (size_t k = 0; k < m_kk; k++) {
        hbar[k] -= GasConstant * T * T * dlnActCoeffdT_Scaled_[k];
    }
}

void RedlichKisterVPSSTP::getPartialMolarCp(doublereal* cpbar) const
{
    /*
     * Get the nondimensional standard state entropies
     */
    getCp_R(cpbar);
    double T = temperature();
    /*
     * Update the activity coefficients, This also update the
     * internally stored molalities.
     */
    s_update_lnActCoeff();
    s_update_dlnActCoeff_dT();

    for (size_t k = 0; k < m_kk; k++) {
        cpbar[k] -= 2 * T * dlnActCoeffdT_Scaled_[k] + T * T * d2lnActCoeffdT2_Scaled_[k];
    }
    /*
     * dimensionalize it.
     */
    for (size_t k = 0; k < m_kk; k++) {
        cpbar[k] *= GasConstant;
    }
}

void RedlichKisterVPSSTP::getPartialMolarEntropies(doublereal* sbar) const
{
    /*
     * Get the nondimensional standard state entropies
     */
    getEntropy_R(sbar);
    double T = temperature();
    /*
     * Update the activity coefficients, This also update the
     * internally stored molalities.
     */
    s_update_lnActCoeff();
    s_update_dlnActCoeff_dT();

    for (size_t k = 0; k < m_kk; k++) {
        double xx = std::max(moleFractions_[k], SmallNumber);
        sbar[k] += - lnActCoeff_Scaled_[k] -log(xx) - T * dlnActCoeffdT_Scaled_[k];
    }
    /*
     * dimensionalize it.
     */
    for (size_t k = 0; k < m_kk; k++) {
        sbar[k] *= GasConstant;
    }
}

void RedlichKisterVPSSTP::getPartialMolarVolumes(doublereal* vbar) const
{
    /*
     * Get the standard state values in m^3 kmol-1
     */
    getStandardVolumes(vbar);
    for (size_t iK = 0; iK < m_kk; iK++) {

        vbar[iK] += 0.0;
    }
}

void RedlichKisterVPSSTP::initThermo()
{
    initLengths();
    GibbsExcessVPSSTP::initThermo();
}

void  RedlichKisterVPSSTP::initLengths()
{
    dlnActCoeffdlnN_.resize(m_kk, m_kk);
}

void RedlichKisterVPSSTP::initThermoXML(XML_Node& phaseNode, const std::string& id_)
{
    if ((int) id_.size() > 0 && phaseNode.id() != id_) {
        throw CanteraError("RedlichKisterVPSSTP::initThermoXML",
                           "phasenode and Id are incompatible");
    }

    /*
     * Check on the thermo field. Must have:
     * <thermo model="Redlich-Kister" />
     */
    if (!phaseNode.hasChild("thermo")) {
        throw CanteraError("RedlichKisterVPSSTP::initThermoXML",
                           "no thermo XML node");
    }
    XML_Node& thermoNode = phaseNode.child("thermo");
    std::string mString = thermoNode.attrib("model");
    if (lowercase(mString) != "redlich-kister") {
        throw CanteraError("RedlichKisterVPSSTP::initThermoXML",
                           "Unknown thermo model: " + mString + " - This object only knows \"Redlich-Kister\" ");
    }

    /*
     * Go get all of the coefficients and factors in the
     * activityCoefficients XML block
     */
    if (thermoNode.hasChild("activityCoefficients")) {
        XML_Node& acNode = thermoNode.child("activityCoefficients");
        mString = acNode.attrib("model");
        if (lowercase(mString) != "redlich-kister") {
            throw CanteraError("RedlichKisterVPSSTP::initThermoXML",
                               "Unknown activity coefficient model: " + mString);
        }
        for (size_t i = 0; i < acNode.nChildren(); i++) {
            XML_Node& xmlACChild = acNode.child(i);
            /*
             * Process a binary salt field, or any of the other XML fields
             * that make up the Pitzer Database. Entries will be ignored
             * if any of the species in the entry isn't in the solution.
             */
            if (lowercase(xmlACChild.name()) == "binaryneutralspeciesparameters") {
                readXMLBinarySpecies(xmlACChild);
            }
        }
    }
    /*
     * Go down the chain
     */
    GibbsExcessVPSSTP::initThermoXML(phaseNode, id_);
}

void RedlichKisterVPSSTP::s_update_lnActCoeff() const
{
    doublereal T = temperature();
    lnActCoeff_Scaled_.assign(m_kk, 0.0);

    /*
     *  Scaling:  I moved the division of RT higher so that we are always dealing with G/RT dimensionless terms
     *            within the routine. There is a severe problem with roundoff error in these calculations. The
     *            dimensionless terms help.
     */

    for (size_t i = 0; i <  numBinaryInteractions_; i++) {
        size_t iA =  m_pSpecies_A_ij[i];
        size_t iB =  m_pSpecies_B_ij[i];
        double XA = moleFractions_[iA];
        double XB = moleFractions_[iB];
        doublereal deltaX = XA - XB;
        size_t N = m_N_ij[i];
        vector_fp& he_vec = m_HE_m_ij[i];
        vector_fp& se_vec = m_SE_m_ij[i];
        doublereal poly = 1.0;
        doublereal polyMm1 = 1.0;
        doublereal sum = 0.0;
        doublereal sumMm1 = 0.0;
        doublereal sum2 = 0.0;
        for (size_t m = 0; m < N; m++) {
            doublereal A_ge = (he_vec[m] -  T * se_vec[m]) / (GasConstant * T);
            sum += A_ge * poly;
            sum2 += A_ge * (m + 1) * poly;
            poly *= deltaX;
            if (m >= 1) {
                sumMm1 += (A_ge * polyMm1 * m);
                polyMm1 *= deltaX;
            }
        }
        doublereal oneMXA = 1.0 - XA;
        doublereal oneMXB = 1.0 - XB;
        for (size_t k = 0; k < m_kk; k++) {
            if (iA == k) {
                lnActCoeff_Scaled_[k] += (oneMXA * XB * sum) + (XA * XB * sumMm1 * (oneMXA + XB));
            } else  if (iB == k) {
                lnActCoeff_Scaled_[k] += (oneMXB * XA * sum) + (XA * XB * sumMm1 * (-oneMXB - XA));
            } else {
                lnActCoeff_Scaled_[k] += -(XA * XB * sum2);
            }
        }
        // Debug against formula in literature
#ifdef DEBUG_MODE_NOT
        double lnA = 0.0;
        double lnB = 0.0;
        double polyk = 1.0;
        double fac = 2.0 * XA - 1.0;
        for (int m = 0; m < N; m++) {
            doublereal A_ge = (he_vec[m] - T * se_vec[m]) / (GasConstant * T);
            lnA += A_ge * oneMXA * oneMXA * polyk * (1.0 + 2.0 * XA * m / fac);
            lnB += A_ge * XA * XA * polyk * (1.0 - 2.0 * oneMXA * m / fac);
            polyk *= fac;
        }
        // This gives the same result as above
#endif

    }

}

void RedlichKisterVPSSTP::s_update_dlnActCoeff_dT() const
{
    dlnActCoeffdT_Scaled_.assign(m_kk, 0.0);
    d2lnActCoeffdT2_Scaled_.assign(m_kk, 0.0);

    for (size_t i = 0; i <  numBinaryInteractions_; i++) {
        size_t iA =  m_pSpecies_A_ij[i];
        size_t iB =  m_pSpecies_B_ij[i];
        double XA = moleFractions_[iA];
        double XB = moleFractions_[iB];
        doublereal deltaX = XA - XB;
        size_t N = m_N_ij[i];
        doublereal poly = 1.0;
        doublereal sum = 0.0;

        vector_fp& se_vec = m_SE_m_ij[i];
        doublereal sumMm1 = 0.0;
        doublereal polyMm1 = 1.0;
        doublereal sum2 = 0.0;
        for (size_t m = 0; m < N; m++) {
            doublereal A_ge = - se_vec[m];
            sum += A_ge * poly;
            sum2 += A_ge * (m + 1) * poly;
            poly *= deltaX;
            if (m >= 1) {
                sumMm1 += (A_ge * polyMm1 * m);
                polyMm1 *= deltaX;
            }
        }
        doublereal oneMXA = 1.0 - XA;
        doublereal oneMXB = 1.0 - XB;
        for (size_t k = 0; k < m_kk; k++) {
            if (iA == k) {
                dlnActCoeffdT_Scaled_[k] += (oneMXA * XB * sum) + (XA * XB * sumMm1 * (oneMXA + XB));
            } else  if (iB == k) {
                dlnActCoeffdT_Scaled_[k] += (oneMXB * XA * sum) + (XA * XB * sumMm1 * (-oneMXB - XA));
            } else {
                dlnActCoeffdT_Scaled_[k] += -(XA * XB * sum2);
            }
        }
    }
}

void RedlichKisterVPSSTP::getdlnActCoeffdT(doublereal* dlnActCoeffdT) const
{
    s_update_dlnActCoeff_dT();
    for (size_t k = 0; k < m_kk; k++) {
        dlnActCoeffdT[k] = dlnActCoeffdT_Scaled_[k];
    }
}

void RedlichKisterVPSSTP::getd2lnActCoeffdT2(doublereal* d2lnActCoeffdT2) const
{
    s_update_dlnActCoeff_dT();
    for (size_t k = 0; k < m_kk; k++) {
        d2lnActCoeffdT2[k] = d2lnActCoeffdT2_Scaled_[k];
    }
}

void RedlichKisterVPSSTP::s_update_dlnActCoeff_dX_() const
{
    doublereal T = temperature();

    dlnActCoeff_dX_.zero();

    for (size_t i = 0; i <  numBinaryInteractions_; i++) {
        size_t iA =  m_pSpecies_A_ij[i];
        size_t iB =  m_pSpecies_B_ij[i];
        double XA = moleFractions_[iA];
        double XB = moleFractions_[iB];
        doublereal deltaX = XA - XB;
        size_t N = m_N_ij[i];
        doublereal poly = 1.0;
        doublereal sum = 0.0;
        vector_fp& he_vec = m_HE_m_ij[i];
        vector_fp& se_vec = m_SE_m_ij[i];
        doublereal sumMm1 = 0.0;
        doublereal polyMm1 = 1.0;
        doublereal polyMm2 = 1.0;
        doublereal sum2 = 0.0;
        doublereal sum2Mm1 = 0.0;
        doublereal sumMm2 = 0.0;
        for (size_t m = 0; m < N; m++) {
            doublereal A_ge = he_vec[m] -  T * se_vec[m];
            sum += A_ge * poly;
            sum2 += A_ge * (m + 1) * poly;
            poly *= deltaX;
            if (m >= 1) {
                sumMm1  += (A_ge * polyMm1 * m);
                sum2Mm1 += (A_ge * polyMm1 * m * (1.0 + m));
                polyMm1 *= deltaX;
            }
            if (m >= 2) {
                sumMm2 += (A_ge * polyMm2 * m * (m - 1.0));
                polyMm2 *= deltaX;
            }
        }

        for (size_t k = 0; k < m_kk; k++) {
            if (iA == k) {

                dlnActCoeff_dX_(k, iA) += (- XB * sum + (1.0 - XA) * XB * sumMm1
                                           + XB * sumMm1 * (1.0 - 2.0 * XA + XB)
                                           + XA * XB * sumMm2 * (1.0 - XA + XB));

                dlnActCoeff_dX_(k, iB) += ((1.0 - XA) * sum - (1.0 - XA) * XB * sumMm1
                                           + XA * sumMm1 * (1.0 + 2.0 * XB - XA)
                                           - XA * XB * sumMm2 * (1.0 - XA + XB));

            } else  if (iB == k) {

                dlnActCoeff_dX_(k, iA) += ((1.0 - XB) * sum + (1.0 - XA) * XB * sumMm1
                                           + XB * sumMm1 * (1.0 - 2.0 * XA + XB)
                                           + XA * XB * sumMm2 * (1.0 - XA + XB));

                dlnActCoeff_dX_(k, iB) += (- XA * sum - (1.0 - XB) * XA * sumMm1
                                           + XA * sumMm1 * (XB - XA - (1.0 - XB))
                                           - XA * XB * sumMm2 * (-XA - (1.0 - XB)));
            } else {

                dlnActCoeff_dX_(k, iA) += (- XB * sum2  - XA * XB * sum2Mm1);

                dlnActCoeff_dX_(k, iB) += (- XA * sum2  + XA * XB * sum2Mm1);

            }
        }
    }
}

void RedlichKisterVPSSTP::getdlnActCoeffds(const doublereal dTds, const doublereal* const dXds,
        doublereal* dlnActCoeffds) const
{
    s_update_dlnActCoeff_dT();
    s_update_dlnActCoeff_dX_();
    for (size_t k = 0; k < m_kk; k++) {
        dlnActCoeffds[k] = dlnActCoeffdT_Scaled_[k] * dTds;
        for (size_t l = 0; l < m_kk; l++) {
            dlnActCoeffds[k] += dlnActCoeff_dX_(k, l) * dXds[l];
        }
    }
}

void RedlichKisterVPSSTP::getdlnActCoeffdlnN_diag(doublereal* dlnActCoeffdlnN_diag) const
{
    s_update_dlnActCoeff_dX_();
    for (size_t l = 0; l < m_kk; l++) {
        dlnActCoeffdlnN_diag[l] = dlnActCoeff_dX_(l, l);
        for (size_t k = 0; k < m_kk; k++) {
            dlnActCoeffdlnN_diag[k] -= dlnActCoeff_dX_(l, k) * moleFractions_[k];
        }
    }
}

void RedlichKisterVPSSTP::getdlnActCoeffdlnX_diag(doublereal* dlnActCoeffdlnX_diag) const
{
    s_update_dlnActCoeff_dX_();
    for (size_t k = 0; k < m_kk; k++) {
        dlnActCoeffdlnX_diag[k] = dlnActCoeffdlnX_diag_[k];
    }
}

void RedlichKisterVPSSTP::getdlnActCoeffdlnN(const size_t ld, doublereal* dlnActCoeffdlnN)
{
    s_update_dlnActCoeff_dX_();
    double* data =  & dlnActCoeffdlnN_(0,0);
    for (size_t k = 0; k < m_kk; k++) {
        for (size_t m = 0; m < m_kk; m++) {
            dlnActCoeffdlnN[ld * k + m] = data[m_kk * k + m];
        }
    }
}

void RedlichKisterVPSSTP::resizeNumInteractions(const size_t num)
{
    numBinaryInteractions_ = num;
    m_pSpecies_A_ij.resize(num, npos);
    m_pSpecies_B_ij.resize(num, npos);
    m_N_ij.resize(num, npos);
    m_HE_m_ij.resize(num);
    m_SE_m_ij.resize(num);
    dlnActCoeff_dX_.resize(num, num, 0.0);
}

void RedlichKisterVPSSTP::readXMLBinarySpecies(XML_Node& xmLBinarySpecies)
{
    std::string xname = xmLBinarySpecies.name();
    if (xname != "binaryNeutralSpeciesParameters") {
        throw CanteraError("RedlichKisterVPSSTP::readXMLBinarySpecies",
                           "Incorrect name for processing this routine: " + xname);
    }
    size_t Npoly = 0;
    vector_fp hParams, sParams;
    std::string iName = xmLBinarySpecies.attrib("speciesA");
    if (iName == "") {
        throw CanteraError("RedlichKisterVPSSTP::readXMLBinarySpecies", "no speciesA attrib");
    }
    std::string jName = xmLBinarySpecies.attrib("speciesB");
    if (jName == "") {
        throw CanteraError("RedlichKisterVPSSTP::readXMLBinarySpecies", "no speciesB attrib");
    }
    /*
     * Find the index of the species in the current phase. It's not
     * an error to not find the species. This means that the interaction doesn't occur for the current
     * implementation of the phase.
     */
    size_t iSpecies = speciesIndex(iName);
    if (iSpecies == npos) {
        return;
    }
    string ispName = speciesName(iSpecies);
    if (charge(iSpecies) != 0) {
        throw CanteraError("RedlichKisterVPSSTP::readXMLBinarySpecies", "speciesA charge problem");
    }
    size_t jSpecies = speciesIndex(jName);
    if (jSpecies == npos) {
        return;
    }
    std::string jspName = speciesName(jSpecies);
    if (charge(jSpecies) != 0) {
        throw CanteraError("RedlichKisterVPSSTP::readXMLBinarySpecies", "speciesB charge problem");
    }
    /*
     *  Ok we have found a valid interaction
     */
    numBinaryInteractions_++;
    size_t iSpot = numBinaryInteractions_ - 1;
    m_pSpecies_A_ij.resize(numBinaryInteractions_);
    m_pSpecies_B_ij.resize(numBinaryInteractions_);
    m_pSpecies_A_ij[iSpot] = iSpecies;
    m_pSpecies_B_ij[iSpot] = jSpecies;

    for (size_t iChild = 0; iChild < xmLBinarySpecies.nChildren(); iChild++) {
        XML_Node& xmlChild = xmLBinarySpecies.child(iChild);
        string nodeName = lowercase(xmlChild.name());
        /*
         * Process the binary species interaction child elements
         */
        if (nodeName == "excessenthalpy") {
            /*
             * Get the string containing all of the values
             */
            getFloatArray(xmlChild, hParams, true, "toSI", "excessEnthalpy");
            Npoly = std::max(hParams.size(), Npoly);
        }

        if (nodeName == "excessentropy") {
            /*
             * Get the string containing all of the values
             */
            getFloatArray(xmlChild, sParams, true, "toSI", "excessEntropy");
            Npoly = std::max(sParams.size(), Npoly);
        }
    }
    hParams.resize(Npoly, 0.0);
    sParams.resize(Npoly, 0.0);
    m_HE_m_ij.push_back(hParams);
    m_SE_m_ij.push_back(sParams);
    m_N_ij.push_back(Npoly);
    resizeNumInteractions(numBinaryInteractions_);
}

#ifdef DEBUG_MODE
void RedlichKisterVPSSTP::Vint(double& VintOut, double& voltsOut)
{
    doublereal T = temperature();
    double Volts = 0.0;

    lnActCoeff_Scaled_.assign(m_kk, 0.0);

    for (size_t i = 0; i <  numBinaryInteractions_; i++) {
        size_t iA =  m_pSpecies_A_ij[i];
        double XA = moleFractions_[iA];
        if (XA <= 1.0E-14) {
            XA = 1.0E-14;
        }
        if (XA >= (1.0 - 1.0E-14)) {
            XA = 1.0 - 1.0E-14;
        }

        size_t N = m_N_ij[i];
        vector_fp& he_vec = m_HE_m_ij[i];
        vector_fp& se_vec = m_SE_m_ij[i];
        double fac = 2.0 * XA - 1.0;
        if (fabs(fac) < 1.0E-13) {
            fac = 1.0E-13;
        }
        double polykp1 = fac;
        double poly1mk = fac;

        for (size_t m = 0; m < N; m++) {
            doublereal A_ge = he_vec[m] - T * se_vec[m];
            Volts += A_ge * (polykp1 - (2.0 * XA * m * (1.0-XA)) / poly1mk);
            polykp1 *= fac;
            poly1mk /= fac;
        }
    }
    Volts /= Faraday;

    double termp = GasConstant * T * log((1.0 - XA)/XA) / Faraday;

    VintOut =  Volts;
    voltsOut = Volts + termp;
}
#endif
}