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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 April 19, 2024)