Harvey, A.
and Lemmon, E.
(2004),
Correlation for the Second Virial Coefficient of Water, J. Phys. & Chem. Ref. Data (JPCRD), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
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Correlation for the Second Virial Coefficient of Water
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A new correlation has been developed to represent the second virial coefficient of water (H2O) as a function of temperature. The formulation was fitted to experimental data, both for the second virial coefficient itself and for a quantity related to its first temperature derivative, at temperatures between approximately 310 and 1170 K. The high-temperature extrapolation behavior was guided by results calculated from a highquality intermolecular pair potential. The new correlation agrees well with the experimental data deemed to be reliable, and at high temperatures is a significant improvement over the best previous formulation.Citation
J. Phys. & Chem. Ref. Data (JPCRD) -
Volume
33
Issue
1
NIST Pub Series
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NIST Pubs
Keywords
H2O, second virial coefficient, steam, thermodynamics, water
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Created March 4, 2004, Updated February 19, 2017