The van der Waals-Platteeuw (vdW-P) model employs the Langmuir constants to distinguish the ability of guest gases for forming hydrates. The selections of the equations of states (EOSs) and Kihara potential theories play critical roles in the determinations of Langmuir constants. Hence, this study would combine the Soave-Redlich-Kwong (S-R-K), Peng-Robinson (P-R) and perturbed-chain statistical associating fluid theory (PC-SAFT) EOSs with the single-shell, triple-shell and multi-layered potential theories, respectively, and investigate their effects on the vdW-P model parameter optimizations and hydrate equilibrium calculations. Based on the results for reproducing the gas-mixture and pure-gas hydrate equilibria, the P-R EOS and single-shell potential theory are more recommended to be used in the vdW-P model. Besides, the sensitive analyses revealed that the wrong combinations of vdW-P model parameters with incompatible EOSs and Kihara potential theories led to high calculation errors or even non-convergence issues for predicting hydrate equilibria. Finally, a series of simplified correlations for calculating Langmuir constants have been updated. It is hoped that this study works as a guideline on the proper usage of vdW-P model and the precise predictions of the gas hydrate equilibria.
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