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Ab initio kinetic coefficients of gaseous hydrogen

January 9, 2010
Author(s)
James B. Mehl, Marcia L. Huber, Allan H. Harvey
The spherical portion of the hydrogen intermolecular potential recently determined in ab initio calculations by Patkowski et al [J. Chem. Phys. 129:094304 (2008)] was used to calculate the viscosity and spherical contribution to the thermal conductivity of

FIXED-POINT PROPERTIES OF H2O AND D2O

November 30, 2009
Author(s)
Allan Harvey
Tables for inclusion in the 2010-2011 edition of the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics include: Fixed-point properties of H2O and D2O; Properties of ice and supercooled water; Vapor pressure of ice; Melting point of ice as a function of pressure

First-Principles Calculation of the Third Virial Coefficient of Helium

September 1, 2009
Author(s)
Allan H. Harvey, Giovanni Garberoglio
Knowledge of the pair and three-body potential-energy surfaces of helium is now sufficient to allow calculation of the third density virial coefficient, C(T), with significantly smaller uncertainty than that of existing experimental data. In this work, we

Supplementary Backward Equations v(p, T) for the Critical and Supercritical Regions (Region 3) of the IAPWS Industrial Formulation 1997 for the Thermodynamic Properties of Water and Steam

July 1, 2009
Author(s)
H J. Kretzschmar, Allan H. Harvey, K Knobloch, Radim Mares, Kiyoshi Miyagawa, N Okita, Roland Span, I. Stocker, Wolfgang Wagner, I Weber
When steam power cycles are modeled, thermodynamic properties as functions of pressure and temperature are required in the critical and supercritical regions (region 3 of IAPWS-IF97). With IAPWS-IF97, such calculations require cumbersome iterative

Roles of CIPM and IAPWS Standards for the Density of Water

February 24, 2009
Author(s)
Allan H. Harvey, R Span, K Fujii, M. Tanaka, Richard Davis
This contribution discusses the relative roles of the standard formulation for the density of liquid water recommended for metrology by the International Committee for Weights and Measures (CIPM) and the thermodynamic property formulation adopted by the

ASME International Steam Tables for Industrial Use, Second Edition

January 31, 2009
Author(s)
William T. Parry, J Bellows, J.S. Gallagher, Allan H. Harvey
This book provides printed documentation, tables, and charts for the international standards for water and steam properties for industrial use as adopted by the International Association for the Properties of Water and Steam (IAPWS). This Second Edition

Reference Correlations for Thermophysical Properties of Liquid Water at 0.1 MPa

January 15, 2009
Author(s)
Jan Hruby, Jaroslav Patek, Jaroslav Klomfar, Monika Souckova, Allan H. Harvey
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

Supplemental backward equations T(pkh), v(p,h), and T(p,s), v(p,s) for the critical and supercritical regions (region 3) of the industrial formulation

January 7, 2009
Author(s)
H J. Kretzschmar, J R. Cooper, A Dittmann, Daniel G. Friend, J S. Gallagher, Allan H. Harvey, K Knobloch, Radim Mares, Kiyoshi Miyagawa, N Okita, I. Stocker, Wolfgang Wagner, I Weber
In modeling steam power cycles, thermodynamic properties as functions of the variables ( ), p h or ( ), p s are required in the critical and supercritical regions (region 3 of IAPWSIF97). It is difficult to perform these calculations with IAPWS-IF97

Mutually consistent thermodynamic potentials for fluid water, ice and seawater: a new standard for oceanography

December 12, 2008
Author(s)
Rainer Feistel, Daniel G. Wright, Kiyoshi Miyagawa, Allan H. Harvey, Jan Hruby, Trevor J. McDougall, David R. Jackett, Wolfgang Wagner
A new seawater standard for oceanographic and engineering applications has been developed that consists of three independent thermodynamic potential functions, derived from extensive distinct sets of very accurate experimental data. The results have been

Potential energy surface for interactions between two hydrogen molecules

September 4, 2008
Author(s)
Allan H. Harvey, Konrad Patkowski, Wojciech Cencek, Piotr Jankowski, Krzysztof Szalewicz, Giovanni Garberoglio
Nonrelativistic clamped-nuclei energies of interaction between two ground-state hydrogen molecules with intramolecular distances fixed at their average value in the lowest rovibrational state have been computed. The calculations applied the supermolecular

Announcement: Greetings from the New Co-Editors

January 2, 2008
Author(s)
Allan H. Harvey, Donald R. Burgess Jr.
This is an editorial from the two incoming editors of the Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data, describing their future plans.

Supplementary Backward Equations for the Industrial Formulation IAPWS-IF97 of Water and Steam for Fast Calculations of Heat Cycles, Boilers, and Steam Turbines

November 12, 2007
Author(s)
H J. Kretzschmar, K Knobloch, K Miyagawa, Allan H. Harvey, Wolfgang Wagner
This Extended Abstract summarizes the various supplementary equations that have been developed by the International Association for the Properties of Water and Steam to improve the calculation speed of the industrial standard formulation IAPWS-IF97 for

Supplementary Backward Equations p(h,s) for the Critical and Supercritical Regions (Region 3), and Equations for the Two-Phase Region and Region Boundaries of the IAPWS Industrial Formulation 1997 for the Thermodynamic Properties of Water and Steam*

October 11, 2007
Author(s)
Allan H. Harvey, J S. Gallagher, H J. Kretzschmar, J R. Cooper, K Knobloch, Radim Mares, K Miyagawa, N Okita, Roland Span, I. Stocker, Wolfgang Wagner, I Weber
In modeling advanced steam power cycles, thermodynamic properties as functions of enthalpy and entropy are required in the critical and supercritical regions (region 3 of IAPWS-IF97). With IAPWS-IF97, these calculations require cumbersome two-dimensional

Avoid Common Pitfalls when using Henry's Law

September 3, 2007
Author(s)
Allan H. Harvey, Francis L. Smith
This article provides practical guidance for the use of Henry's law in design calculations, with emphasis on solutes in aqueous systems at conditions characteristic of wastewater cleanup operations. Particular attention is given to the temperature

First-Principles Calculation of the Air-Water Second Virial Coefficient

April 2, 2007
Author(s)
Allan H. Harvey, Peter H. Huang
Recent theoretical work has produced quantitatively accurate potential-energy surfaces for water with common gases. These pair potentials have been used to calculate cross second virial coefficients with an accuracy superior to that obtained by most

Intermolecular potential and second virial coefficient of the water-nitrogen complex

March 6, 2007
Author(s)
Allan H. Harvey, Akyl S. Tulegenov, Richard J. Wheatley, Matthew P. Hodges
We construct a rigid-body (five-dimensional) potential-energy surface for the water-nitrogen complex using the systematic intermolecular potential extrapolation routine (SIMPER). The intermolecular potential is then extrapolated to the limit of a complete

Effect of Dissolved Air on the Density and Refractive Index of Water

September 30, 2005
Author(s)
Allan H. Harvey, Simon G. Kaplan, John H. Burnett
We consider the effect of dissolved air on the density and the refractive index of liquid water from 0 ¿aC to 50 ¿aC. The density effect is calculated from the best available values of Henry's constants and partial molar volumes for the components of air

Molecular simulation of the diffusivity of NaOH in steam

June 1, 2005
Author(s)
Allan H. Harvey, Raymond D. Mountain
Molecular dynamics simulation is used to calculate the infinite-dilution diffusivity of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) in steam at conditions of temperature and density typical of steam turbines. These data are needed in order to better understand deposition

Method for Estimating the Dielectirc Constant of Natural Gas Mixtures

January 11, 2005
Author(s)
Allan H. Harvey, Eric W. Lemmon
A method is developed for calculating the static dielectric constant (relative permittivity) of fluid mixtures, with an emphasis on natural gas. The dielectric constant is calculated as a function of temperature, density, and composition; the density is