THERMOSPLINE: A PROGRAM FOR COMPUTING THE THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF STEAM.

Abstract

The THERMOSPLINE program was developed in an attempt to obtain a single mathematical formulation of the thermodynamic properties of water and steam in the pressure range from 0 to 100 bar and temperature range from 0 to 800C. The program applies the spline function method to fit the sparse data given in the 1963 International Skeleton Tables of the Thermodynamic Properties of Water Substance. However, this input data may be replaced by any new set of experimental data on steam or indeed by data on any pure substance. This capability may lead to additional applications of the method since tables of thermodynamic properties exist for very few substances. The thermodynamic principles involved in this investigation are presented, followed by a detailed description of the program and a summary of the computer experiments performed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0704089

Entities

People

  • Curtis Ash
  • Joanna W. Schot

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anatomy
  • Biological Sciences
  • Computers
  • Computing Devices
  • Experimental Data
  • Skeleton
  • Thermodynamic Properties

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Computer Science.