An evaluation of the CaO-SiO
2 system has been made using a newly developed model, a two-sublattice model for ionic solutions. Two alternatives were tested.
In the first one, three anions were assumed, O
−2, SiO
4
−4, and SiO
3
−2. In the second one, SiO
3
−2 was omitted. A set of parameter values describing the Gibbs energy of the liquid phase and solid phases was fixed for each
alternative by a computer-operated optimization procedure called PARROT. Satisfactory assessments were achieved over the whole
phase diagram range with both alternatives. The main difference between them occurs at the monotectic point. A comparison
between calculated properties and experimental data is given.
Formerly Research Associate, Royal Institute of Technoloy