Reference Correlations for Thermophysical Properties of Liquid Water at 0.1 MPa

Published

January 15, 2009

Author(s)

Jan Hruby, Jaroslav Patek, Jaroslav Klomfar, Monika Souckova, Allan H. Harvey

Abstract

Simple but highly accurate correlations have been developed for the thermodynamic properties, viscosity, thermal conductivity, and static dielectric constant of liquid water as a function of temperature at a pressure of 0.1 MPa. The temperature range covered in most cases is from 253.15 K to 383.15 K; this includes some temperatures where liquid water is metastable. The correlations may be extended up to 0.3 MPa without significant loss of accuracy. These correlations are designed to reproduce the best available data, which in most cases are described by formulations issued by the International Association for the Properties of Water and Steam (IAPWS). The equations presented here are simple enough to be used in applications such as spreadsheets. They provide a convenient alternative to the more complicated IAPWS formulations in cases where only liquid properties at near-atmospheric pressure are of interest, without increasing the uncertainty beyond that of the more complex formulation.

Citation

J. Phys. & Chem. Ref. Data (JPCRD) -

Volume

38

Issue

1

NIST Pub Series

J. Phys. & Chem. Ref. Data (JPCRD)

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NIST Pubs

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Keywords

calibration, density, dielectric constant, heat capacity, speed of sound, thermal conductivity, thermodynamic properties, viscosity, water

Citation

Hruby, J. , Patek, J. , Klomfar, J. , Souckova, M. and Harvey, A. (2009), Reference Correlations for Thermophysical Properties of Liquid Water at 0.1 MPa, J. Phys. & Chem. Ref. Data (JPCRD), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=832373 (Accessed April 16, 2024)