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PUBLICATIONS

Stream Tables

Published

Author(s)

Allan Harvey

Abstract

This article explains steam tables at an introductory technical level. After some historical meterial on the development of steam tables and their international standardization, the current standrds as adopted by the International Association for the Properties of Water and Steam (IAPWS) are described. The article concludes with a discussion of current and future trends in international water property standardization and research.
Citation
Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology
Volume
16
Pub Type
Encyclopedias

Keywords

international standards, steam, steam tables, thermodynamic properties, transport properties, water

Citation

Harvey, A. (2002), Stream Tables, Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology (Accessed October 15, 2025)

Issues

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Created January 31, 2002, Updated October 16, 2008
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