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X Steam Tables (English Units)

Excel macros, IF-97 Steam tables.

The excel scripts are stored inside this workbook. A complete list of functions for use is available on the "Calling functions" worksheet

By: Magnus Holmgren

The steam tables are free and provided as is. We take no responsibilities for any errors in the code or damage thereby.

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Saturation properties given temperature

Temperature
75.00 degF
Saturation pressure
#VALUE! psi (a)
Liquid
Enthalpy
#VALUE! btu/lb
Density
#VALUE! lb /ft3
Entropy
#VALUE! btu/(lb F)
Vapour
Vapour enthalpy
#VALUE! btu/lb
Vapour density
#VALUE! lb /ft3
Vapour Entropy
#VALUE! btu/(lb F)
Evaporation energy
#VALUE! btu/lb

Saturation properties given pressure

Pressure
12.570 psi (a)
Saturation temperature
#VALUE! degF
Liquid
Enthalpy
#VALUE! btu/lb
Density
#VALUE! lb /ft3
Entropy
#VALUE! btu/(lb F)
Vapour
Vapour enthalpy
#VALUE! btu/lb
Vapour density
#VALUE! lb /ft3
vapour Entropy
#VALUE! btu/(lb F)
Evaporation energy
#VALUE! btu/lb

Properties given pressure and temperature

Pressure
100.00 psi (a)
Temperature
50.00 degF
Enthalpy
#VALUE! btu/lb
Density
#VALUE! lb /ft3
Entropy
#VALUE! btu/(lb F)
Vapour fraction
#VALUE! %
IF97 Region
#VALUE!
Phase
#VALUE!
Isobaric heat capacity
#VALUE! btu/(lb F)
Speed of sound
#VALUE! ft/s

Properties given pressure and enthalpy

Pressure
12.57 psi (a)
Enthalpy
2788.00 btu/lb
Temperature
#VALUE! degF
Density
#VALUE! lb /ft3
Entropy
#VALUE! btu/(lb F)
Vapour fraction
#VALUE! %
IF97 Region
#VALUE!
Phase
#VALUE!
Isobaric heat capacity
#VALUE! btu/(lb F)
Speed of sound
#VALUE! ft/s

Ascent's Engineering Tools

X Steam Tables

v2.6

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Steam tables by Magnus Holmgren according to IAPWS IF-97
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Temperature
Tsat_p
T_ph
T_ps
T_hs

14.504
1
1
100

psi
psi
psi
btu/lb

100 btu/lb
1 btu/(lb F)
0.2 btu/(lb F)

#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

deg F
deg F
deg F
deg F

Saturation temperature
Temperture as a function of pressure and enthalpy
Temperture as a function of pressure and entropy
Temperture as a function of enthalpy and entropy

100 deg F
100 btu/lb
100 btu/lb

### btu/(lb F)
5 lb/ft3

#VALUE! psi (a)

#VALUE! psi (a)
#VALUE! psi (a)

Saturation pressure
Pressure as a function of h and s.

68 deg F
1 btu/(lb F)
0.5
0.5
2 lb/ft3

#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

btu/lb
btu/lb
btu/lb
btu/lb
btu/lb
btu/lb
btu/lb
btu/lb
btu/lb

Saturated vapour enthalpy

Saturated liquid enthalpy
Saturated vapour enthalpy
Saturated liquid enthalpy
Entalpy as a function of pressure and temperature.
Entalpy as a function of pressure and entropy.
Entalpy as a function of pressure and vapour fraction
Entalpy as a function of temperature and vapour fraction

100 deg F
### btu/lb
### btu/(lb F)

#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

ft3/lb
ft3/lb
ft3/lb
ft3/lb
ft3/lb
ft3/lb
ft3/lb

Saturated vapour volume

Saturated liquid volume
Saturated vapour volume
Saturated liquid volume
Specific volume as a function of pressure and temperature.
Specific volume as a function of pressure and enthalpy
Specific volume as a function of pressure and entropy.

100 deg F
### btu/lb
1 btu/(lb F)

#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

lb/ft3
lb/ft3
lb/ft3
lb/ft3
lb/ft3
lb/ft3
lb/ft3

Saturated vapour density

Saturated liquid density
Saturated vapour density
Saturated liquid density
Density as a function of pressure and temperature.
Density as a function of pressure and enthalpy
Density as a function of pressure and entropy.

50 deg F
100 btu/lb

#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

btu/(lb F)
btu/(lb F)
btu/(lb F)
btu/(lb F)
btu/(lb F)
btu/(lb F)

Saturated vapour entropy

Saturated liquid entropy
Saturated vapour entropy
Saturated liquid entropy
Specific entropy as a function of pressure and temp. (saturated vapor entalpy if mixture.)
Specific entropy as a function of pressure and enthalpy

100 deg F
### btu/lb
1 btu/(lb F)

#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

btu/lb
btu/lb
btu/lb
btu/lb
btu/lb
btu/lb
btu/lb

Saturated vapour internal energy

Saturated liquid internal energy
Saturated vapour internal energy
Saturated liquid internal energy
Specific internal energy as a function of pressure and temperature.
Specific internal energy as a function of pressure and enthalpy
Specific internal energy as a function of pressure and entropy.

#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

btu/(lb F)
btu/(lb F)
btu/(lb F)
btu/(lb F)
btu/(lb F)
btu/(lb F)
btu/(lb F)

Saturated vapour heat capacity

Saturated liquid heat capacity
Saturated vapour heat capacity
Saturated liquid heat capacity
Specific isobaric heat capacity as a function of pressure and temperature.
Specific isobaric heat capacity as a function of pressure and enthalpy
Specific isobaric heat capacity as a function of pressure and entropy.

#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

btu/(lb F)
btu/(lb F)
btu/(lb F)
btu/(lb F)
btu/(lb F)

Saturated vapour isochoric heat capacity

Saturated liquid isochoric heat capacity
Saturated vapour isochoric heat capacity
Saturated liquid isochoric heat capacity
Specific isochoric heat capacity as a function of pressure and temperature.

Pressure
psat_T
p_hs
p_hrho

Pressure as a function of h and rho (density). Do not use for 100%liquid region due to incompressibility!

Enthalpy
hV_p
hL_p
hV_T
hL_T
h_pT
h_ps
h_px
h_Tx
h_prho

1
1
100
100
14.504
1
1
100
1

psi
psi
deg F
deg F
psi
psi
psi
deg F
psi

Entalpy as a function of pres. and density. For low temps (liquid) this equation has 2 solns.(Not valid)

Specific volume
vV_p
vL_p
vV_T
vL_T
v_pT
v_ph
v_ps

1
1
100
100
1
1
10

psi
psi
deg F
deg F
psi
psi
psi

1
1
100
100
1
1
1

psi
psi
deg F
deg F
psi
psi
psi

Density
rhoV_p
rhoL_p
rhoV_T
rhoL_T
rho_pT
rho_ph
rho_ps

Specific entropy
sV_p
sL_p
sV_T
sL_T
s_pT
s_ph

1
1
50
100
1
10

psi
psi
deg F
deg F
psi
psi

Specific internal energy

uV_p
uL_p
uV_T
uL_T
u_pT
u_ph
u_ps

1
1
100
100
1
1
1

psi
psi
deg F
deg F
psi
psi
psi

Specific isobaric heat capacity

CpV_p
CpL_p
CpV_T
CpL_T
Cp_pT
Cp_ph
Cp_ps

1
1
100
100
1
100
100

psi
psi
deg F
deg F
psi
psi
psi

100 deg F
200 btu/lb
### btu/(lb F)

Specific isochoric heat capacity

CvV_p
CvL_p
CvV_T
CvL_T
Cv_pT

1
1
100
100
1

psi
psi
deg F
deg F
psi

100 deg F

Cv_ph
Cv_ps

100 psi
100 psi

200 btu/lb
### btu/(lb F)

#VALUE! btu/(lb F)
#VALUE! btu/(lb F)

Specific isochoric heat capacity as a function of pressure and enthalpy

Specific isochoric heat capacity as a function of pressure and entropy.

100 deg F
100 btu/lb
### btu/(lb F)

#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

Saturated vapour speed of sound

Saturated liquid speed of sound
Saturated vapour speed of sound
Saturated liquid speed of sound
Speed of sound as a function of pressure and temperature.
Speed of sound as a function of pressure and enthalpy
Speed of sound as a function of pressure and entropy.

Speed of sound
wV_p
wL_p
wV_T
wL_T
w_pT
w_ph
w_ps

1
1
100
100
1
100
100

psi
psi
deg F
deg F
psi
psi
psi

ft/s
ft/s
ft/s
ft/s
ft/s
ft/s
ft/s

Dynamic Viscosity
Viscosity is not part of IAPWS Steam IF97. Equations from ""Revised Release on the IAPWS Formulation 1985 for the Viscosity of Ordinary Water Substance"", 2003 are used.
Viscosity in the mixed region (4) is interpolated according to the density. This is not true since it will be two fases.

my_pT
my_ph
my_ps

1 psi
100 psi
100 psi

100 deg F
100 btu/lb
### btu/(lb F)

#VALUE! lb/ft/hr
#VALUE! lb/ft/hr
#VALUE! lb/ft/hr

200 deg F
0.19 btu/lb

#VALUE! #VALUE! -

Viscosity as a function of pressure and temperature.

Viscosity as a function of pressure and enthalpy
Viscosity as a function of pressure and entropy.

Prandtl
Calcualted as Cp*my/tc

pr_pT
pr_ph

1 psi
1 psi

Thermal Conductivity
Revised release on the IAPS Formulation 1985 for the Thermal Conductivity of ordinary water substance (IAPWS 1998)

tcL_p
tcV_p
tcL_T
tcV_T
tc_pT
tc_ph
tc_hs

1
1
50
50
1
1
100

psi
psi
deg F
deg F
psi
psi
btu/lb

50 deg F
100 btu/(lb F)
### btu/(lb F)

#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

btu/(h*ft*F)
btu/(h*ft*F)
btu/(h*ft*F)
btu/(h*ft*F)
btu/(h*ft*F)
btu/(h*ft*F)
btu/(h*ft*F)

Saturated vapour thermal conductivity

Saturated liquid thermal conductivity
Saturated vapour thermal conductivity
Saturated liquid thermal conductivity
Thermal conductivity as a function of pressure and temperature.
Thermal conductivity as a function of pressure and enthalpy
Thermal conductivity as a function of enthalpy and entropy

Surface Tension
IAPWS Release on Surface Tension of Ordinary Water Substance, September 1994

st_T
st_p

100 deg F
1 psi

#VALUE! lb/ft
#VALUE! lb/ft

Surface tension for two phase water/steam as a function of T

Surface tension for two phase water/steam as a function of T

#VALUE!
#VALUE!

Vapour fraction as a function of pressure and enthalpy

Vapour fraction as a function of pressure and entropy.

Vapour fraction
x_ph
x_ps

1 psi
1 psi

### btu/lb
4 btu/(lb F)

Vapour Volume Fraction

Observe that vapour volume fraction is very sensitive. Vapour volume is about 1000 times greater than liquid volume and therfore vapour volume fraction
gets close to the accurancy of steam IF-97

vx_ph
vx_ps

1 psi
1 psi

418 btu/lb
4 btu/(lb F)

#VALUE!
#VALUE!

Vapour volume fraction as a function of pressure and enthalpy

Vapour volume fraction as a function of pressure and entropy.

Version history
News in V2.6
* Error in valid region for function tc_ptrho
* Error in function h3_pt for temperatures near the saturation point.
News in V2.5
* DLL distrubution for use in other applications
* Freebasic translation
* Fixed small error in Cv Region 5 p>1000bar
News in V2.4a
Fixed unit conversion in T_ps region4 (No effekt for SI units.)
News in V2.4
* TODO!!! Check Cv in region 5
* ToDO!!! Tc och my not def. In region 4
* OpenOffice version introduced. (Fixed calculation differences in open office and excel)
* Matlab error giving varaible undefined in some backwards solutions fixed.
News in V2.3
* Option Explicit, gives more efficient calculations.
* Extensive testing
* my_ph not defined in region 4.
* Problems at region border for h4V_p to adress solver problems at the exact border.
* Problem at fast border check in region_ph fixed.
News in V2.2
* Extensive testing
* Fixed error in Cp_ph
* Function p_hrho added. (Very good for calcualting pressure when heating a volume with water/steam mixture.)
* Fixed error in T_hs return no value for vet region bellow the water saturation line.
* Prandtl number added
News in V2.1
* Calling function h_prho
* Fixed problem with Cv reporting NaN in region 5.
* Equivivalent to the Matlab version. (Downloadable from www.x-eng.com)
News in V2
* Calling functions of h and s added.
* Thermal conductivity, Surface tension added
* Calling functions h_px and h_tx added.
* Cp, Cv and w undefined in the mixed region. (Before interpolation with the vapor fraction was used.)
* A work sheet ""Properties"" for simple lookups added.
* Cp, Cv and w undefined in the mixed region. (Before interpolation with the vapor fraction was used.)

* A work sheet "Properties" for simple lookups added.

Fuel/Coal

01

Air

02

Water

Water
Treatment

w1

p,T

Medium dry Bituminous p34 National Energy Tec

DOE/NETL-401/012111
Elemental Basis
Jan-12

Coal Bas

1000 g/s

All the CO formeno

Elements (kg)
O
FL
W
E
AT
R

Carbon (C )
Hydrogen (H )
Oxygen (O)
Nitrogen (N )
Chlorine (Cl )
Ash (A )
Sulphur (S )

Composition (wt%)

742.3
41.70
48.50
13.50
0.00
131.8
23.2

0.00
0.00
1931
7264
0.00
0.00
0.00

Carbon (C )
Hydrogen (H )
Oxygen (O)
Nitrogen (N )
Chlorine (Cl )
Ash (A )
Sulphur (S )

Total

0.7423
0.0417
0.0485
0.0135
0.0000
0.1318
0.0232
1.001

0.00
0.00
0.21
0.79
0.00
0.00
0.00

Ash free composition

Elements (mol)
Carbon (C )
Hydrogen (H )
Oxygen (O)
Nitrogen (N )
Chlorine (Cl )
Ash (A )
Sulphur (S )

61.86
41.70
3.031
0.964
0.000
0.7

0.000
0.000
123.7
465.4
0.000
0

Composition (mol%) 1

Carbon (C )
Hydrogen (H )
Oxygen (O)
Nitrogen (N )
Chlorine (Cl )
Ash (A )
Sulphur (S )

0.571
0.385
0.028
0.009
0.000
0.007

0.000
0.000
0.210
0.790
0.000
0.000

Total

1.000

1.000

Hot Gases

Boiler

01

02

Water
Treatment

Feed
storage
tank

w2

p34 National Energy Technology Laboratory

DOE/NETL-401/012111

742.3
41.70
1979
7278
0.00
131.8
23.20

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
131.80
0.000

Split

w1

w2

w3

w4

w5

w1

w2

w3

w4

w5

0.07

0.00

0.00
0.19

0.00
0.00

0.71

0.00

0.00
0.01

0.00
1.00

0.00

0.00

1.0

1.0

61.86
41.70
3.031
0.964
0.000
0.7

0
0
0
0
0
0

0.571
0.385
0.028
0.009
0.000
0.007

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

1.000

0.00

split

w1

w2

w3

w4

w5

w1

w2

w3

w4

w5

steam
Radiation Energy

w5

blow down valve

Factory
condensate

Flue Gas
cleaner

03

05

06

04

w3

O2

CO2

Air Comp

+ 0.5 O2 CO

CO + 0.5O2 CO2
C +
CO2 2CO
S

O2

O2

0.21 yes

N2

0.79 no

Overall reaction
3C + 3O2 + S CO2 + SO2 + 2CO

Overall reaction if all CO is comsumed

3C + 4O2 + S 3CO2 + SO2

Theoritical Oxy 123.7167 mol/s

Excess
0%
Calorific Value (
1254.0 kJ/kg
61.85833 mol s
Air Required
1793.892 g/s

Heat of Combus

-393.51 kJ/mol
-32.7925 kJ/g

Carbon (C

0.7423

Hydrogen (

0.0417

Oxygen (O
Nitrogen (N

0.0485
0.0135

Chlorine (Cl

Ash (A )

0.1318

Sulphur (S

0.0232

condensate

Temp (K)
150.00

condensate

Clean Flue gas

seperated substances

Ash/ Carbon

unwanted salts

g/mol
12
1
16
14
35.5
1
32