A calculator for blends of HCl and H2SO4, such as a blend similar to AMS (CRS)

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Larry Sayre, Developer of 'Mash Made Easy'
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Since AMS (CRS) is not (to my knowledge) available in the USA, I made up a spreadsheet calculator that is capable of computing various blends of HCl and H2SO4. As it comes (or as it defaults) upon download the calculator is set up to create an acid blend that delivers the very same 3.66 mEq/mL of acid strength as I presume is likely for AMS/CRS, but it is set up to deliver equal mg/L (ppm) of Cl- and SO4-- anions, rather than equinormal HCL and H2SO4. To set it to what I "presume" are likely close to the nominal parameters for AMS/CRS simply change the "Acid's Desired mEq's/mL" cells for each acid to read 1.83. If you vary the mEq's/mL acid strengths cell for each acid you can achieve any number of different Cl- and SO4-- anion concentrations (as mg/L or ppm) as well as different total (or overall) blended acid strengths as desired.

Download at the 'Google Drive' link seen below (by pressing the "down arrow" seen next to the printer icon in the upper right hand corner) and then launch the downloaded spreadsheet file and run in Excel or LibreOffice Calc.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10g93beu5IRzcHvLlQyAMwpnAiWg4M2c3/view?usp=sharing
Note #1: It would be great if the outputs could be verified as accurate by someone with the independent knowledge whereby to do so.

Note #2: WARNING: Concentrated acids are extremely hazardous and dangerous. Do not mess with them unless you fully understand all of the hazards and dangers and how to handle them in a safe manner.
 
I should add that the analytical parameters for the concentrated HCl and H2SO4 are also variable, such that any "initial" concentrations of these two building blocks can be input. Simply vary the "Acid Solutions Percent" and "Acid Solutions Density" input data. The below links for percent concentration and corresponding density data will vastly help in this:

https://wissen.science-and-fun.de/c...density-of-sulfuric-acid-and-sulfur-trioxide/
https://wissen.science-and-fun.de/chemistry/chemistry/density-tables/density-of-hydrochloric-acid/
 
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