IAPWS-IF97 Electronic Steam Tables on CD-ROM

Abstract

The CD-ROM accompanying this book contains an interactive program that enables the user to calculate all of the properties for water and steam that are contained in the book. This program is called “IAPWS-IF97 Electronic Steam Tables” and has the following features:

• The properties in the single-phase region (liquid, vapour, and supercritical region) can be calculated for any value of pressure p and temperature T. In contrast, the tables in Part B only contain values with a fixed pressure-temperature grid.

• The properties on the saturated-liquid and saturated-vapour lines can be calculated for any value of temperature T or pressure p. Those properties for which it is reasonable can also be calculated within the two-phase region for given values of p or T and vapour fraction x. The tables in Part B contain only property values for the saturated liquid and saturated vapour at discrete temperatures or pressures.

• The properties cannot be calculated only for single points, but also along isolines, namely along isotherms, isobars, the saturated-liquid line, and the saturated-vapour line. Thus, users can produce their “personal” steam tables.

• Apart from the calculation of specific properties, the program also allows to calculate molar properties. In the book only values for specific properties are given.

• Different units can be chosen for the properties to be calculated. In addition to the units used in the book that are based on SI units, several other units, including U.S. customary units, can be selected.