Water - Thermal Properties

Thermal properties of water - density, freezing temperature, boiling temperature, latent heat of melting, latent heat of evaporation, critical temperature and more

Sponsored Links

Some common used thermal properties for water:

Maximum density at 4 ^oC - 1,000 kg/m³, 62.43 Lbs./Cu.Ft, 8.33 Lbs./Gal., 0.1337 Cu.Ft./Gal.
Freezing temperature - 0 ^oC (Official Ice at 0 ^oC)
Boiling temperature - 100 ^oC
Latent heat of melting - 334 kJ/kg
Latent heat of evaporation - 2,270 kJ/kg
Critical temperature - 380 ^oC - 386 ^oC
Critical pressure - 221.2 bar, 22.1 MPa (MN/m²)
Specific heat capacity water - 4.187 kJ/kgK
Specific heat capacity ice - 2.108 kJ/kgK
Specific heat capacity water vapor - 1.996 kJ/kgK
Thermal expansion from 4 ^oC to 100 ^oC - 4.2x10^-2
Bulk modulus elasticity - 2.15 x 10⁹ (Pa, N/m²)

Thermal properties of water:

Temperature - t -	Absolute pressure - p -	Density - ρ -	Specific volume - v -	Specific Heat - c_p -	Specific entropy - e -
(^oC)	(kN/m²)	(kg/m³)	10^-3(m³/kg)	(kJ/kgK)	(kJ/kgK)
0 (Ice)		916.8
0.01	0.6	999.8	1.00	4.210	0
4 (maximum density)	0.9	1000.0
5	0.9	1000.0	1.00	4.204	0.075
10	1.2	999.8	1.00	4.193	0.150
15	1.7	999.2	1.00	4.186	0.223
20	2.3	998.3	1.00	4.183	0.296
25	3.2	997.1	1.00	4.181	0.367
30	4.3	995.7	1.00	4.179	0.438
35	5.6	994.1	1.01	4.178	0.505
40	7.7	992.3	1.01	4.179	0.581
45	9.6	990.2	1.01	4.181	0.637
50	12.5	988	1.01	4.182	0.707
55	15.7	986	1.01	4.183	0.767
60	20.0	983	1.02	4.185	0.832
65	25.0	980	1.02	4.188	0.893
70	31.3	978	1.02	4.191	0.966
75	38.6	975	1.03	4.194	1.016
80	47.5	972	1.03	4.198	1.076
85	57.8	968	1.03	4.203	1.134
90	70.0	965	1.04	4.208	1.192
95	84.5	962	1.04	4.213	1.250
100	101.33	958	1.04	4.219	1.307
105	121	954	1.05	4.226	1.382
110	143	951	1.05	4.233	1.418
115	169	947	1.06	4.240	1.473
120	199	943	1.06	4.248	1.527
125	228	939	1.06	4.26	1.565
130	270	935	1.07	4.27	1.635
135	313	931	1.07	4.28	1.687
140	361	926	1.08	4.29	1.739
145	416	922	1.08	4.30	1.790
150	477	918	1.09	4.32	1.842
155	543	912	1.10	4.34	1.892
160	618	907	1.10	4.35	1.942
165	701	902	1.11	4.36	1.992
170	792	897	1.11	4.38	2.041
175	890	893	1.12	4.39	2.090
180	1000	887	1.13	4.42	2.138
185	1120	882	1.13	4.45	2.187
190	1260	876	1.14	4.46	2.236
195	1400	870	1.15		2.282
200	1550	864	1.16	4.51	2.329
220		840		4.63
225	2550	834	1.20	4.65	2.569
240		814		4.78
250	3990	799	125	4.87	2.797
260		784		4.98
275	5950	756	1.32	5.20	3.022
300	8600	714	1.40	5.65	3.256
325	12130	654	1.53	6.86	3.501
350	16540	575	1.74	10.1	3.781
360	18680	528	1.90	14.6	3.921

1 kg/m³ = 0.001 g/cm³ = 0.0005780 oz/in³ = 0.16036 oz/gal (Imperial) = 0.1335 oz/gal (U.S.) = 0.0624 lb/ft³ = 0.000036127 lb/in³ = 1.6856 lb/yd³ = 0.010022 lb/gal (Imperial) = 0.008345 lb/gal (U.S) = 0.0007525 ton/yd³
1 N/m² = 1 Pa = 1.4504x10^-4 lb/in² = 1x10^-5 bar = 4.03x10^-3 in water = 0.336x10^-3 ft water = 0.1024 mm water = 0.295x10^-3 in mercury = 7.55x10^-3 mm mercury = 0.1024 kg/m² = 0.993x10^-5 atm
1 m³/kg = 16.02 ft³/lb_m = 27680 in³/lb_m = 119.8 US gal/lb_m = 1000 liter/kg
1 kJ/(kg K) = 0.2389 kcal/(kg ^oC) = 0.2389 Btu/(lb_m ^oF)

Temperature - t -	Absolute pressure - p -	Dynamic viscosity - μ -	Kinematic viscosity - ν -	Expansion coefficient	Specific enthalpy	Prandtl's no.
(^oC)	(kN/m²)	(Centipoise)	10^-6(m²/s)	10^-3( l / K )	(kJ/kg)
0.01	0.6	1.78	1.792	-0.07	0	13.67
5	0.9	1.52		0.160	21.0
10	1.2	1.31	1.304	0.088	41.9	9.47
15	1.7	1.14		0.151	62.9
20	2.3	1.00	1.004	0.207	83.8	7.01
25	3.2	0.890		0.257	104.8
30	4.3	0.798	0.801	0.303	125.7	5.43
35	5.6	0.719		0.345	146.7
40	7.7	0.653	0.658	0.385	167.6	4.34
45	9.6	0.596		0,420	188.6
50	12.5	0.547	0.553	0.457	209.6	3.56
55	15.7	0.504		0.486	230.5
60	20.0	0.467	0.474	0.523	251.5	2.99
65	25.0	0.434		0.544	272.4
70	31.3	0.404	0.413	0.585	293.4	2.56
75	38.6	0.378		0.596	314.3
80	47.5	0.355	0.365	0.643	335.3	2.23
85	57.8	0.334		0.644	356.2
90	70.0	0.314	0.326	0.665	377.2	1.96
95	84.5	0.297		0.687	398.1
100	101.33	0.281	0.295	0.752	419.1	1.75
105	121	0.267			440.2
110	143	0.253			461.3
115	169	0.241			482.5
120	199	0.230	0.249	0.860	503.7	1.45
125	228	0.221			524.3
130	270	0.212			546.3
135	313	0.204			567.7
140	361	0.196	0.215	0.975	588.7	1.25
145	416	0.190			610.0
150	477	0.185			631.8
155	543	0.180			653.8
160	618	0.174	0.189	1.098	674.5	1.09
165	701	0.169			697.3
170	792	0.163			718.1
175	890	0.158			739.8
180	1000	0.153	0.170	1.233	763.1	0.98
185	1120	0.149			785.3
190	1260	0.145			807.5
195	1400	0.141			829.9
200	1550	0.138	0.158	1.392	851.7	0.92
220			0.149	1.597		0.88
225	2550	0.121			966.8
240			0.142	1.862		0.87
250	3990	0.110			1087
260			0.137	2.21		0.87
275	5950	0.0972			1211
300	8600	0.0897			1345
325	12130	0.0790			1494
350	16540	0.0648			1672
360	18680	0.0582			1764

1 m²/s = 10⁴ St = 10⁶ cSt = 10.764 ft²/s= 38750 ft²/h
1 J/kg = 4.299x10^-4 Btu/lb_m = 2.388x10^-4 kcal/kg

Sponsored Links

Related Topics

Environment Climate, Meteorology, Sun, Wind and environmental resources ..
Material Properties Material properties - density, heat capacity, viscosity and more - for gases, fluids and solids

Related Documents

Density, Specific Weight and Specific Gravity An introduction and definition of density, specific weight and specific gravity - formulas with examples
Mollier Diagram for Water-Steam Enthalpy-entropy diagram for water and steam
Density of Fluids - Changing Pressure and Temperature Calculating density of fluids when changing pressure and temperature
Ice - Thermal Properties Thermal and thermodynamic properties of ice - density, thermal conductivity and specific heat at temperatures from 0 to -100^oC
Water - Specific Heat Capacities at High Temperatures Specific heat capacity of water at higher temperatures - Imperial units
Water - Specific Volume and Weight Density Specific volume and weight density of water at temperatures ranging 32 - 700 ^oF - Imperial Units
Water - Saturation Pressure and Specific Weight Vapor pressure and specific weight for water at temperatures ranging 32 - 212 ^oF - Imperial Units
Enthalpy of Moist and Humid Air The enthalpy of moist and humid air consist of sensible heat and latent heat - enthalpy is used to calculate cooling and heating processes
Evaporation from Water Surfaces The amount of evaporated water from a water surfaces - like swimming pools or an open tanks - depends on the temperature in the water and in the air, and the humidity and velocity of the air above the surface - online calculator
Liquids - Densities Densities of some common liquids - acetone, beer, oil, water and more
Soft and Hard Water Hard and soft water
Compressed Water Properties Specific volume, enthalpy and entropy of compressed water
Water Vapor - Specific Heat Capacity Specific heat capacity of Water Vapor - H₂O - at temperatures ranging 175 - 6000 K
Prandtl Number The Prandtl Number is a dimensionless number approximating the ratio of momentum diffusivity and thermal diffusivity
Water - Temperature and Specific Gravity Specific gravity of water ranging 32 - 600 ^oF
Liquid Water Properties Liquid water properties at pressure 14.7 psia, 1000 psia and 10000 psia
Properties of Water Properties of water, saturated liquid - old English units

Sponsored Links

Engineering ToolBox - SketchUp Edition - Online 3D modeling!

3D Engineering ToolBox - draw and model technical applications

Engineering ToolBox - SketchUp Edition - enabled for use with the amazing, fun and free Google SketchUp.

Search the ToolBox

© The Engineering ToolBox 2005

9 6 19

• Search this Site!

• Translate this Page!

Engineering Standards

Engineering Standards