Engineering thermodynamics/Steam tables/Worksheet for evaluating the accuracy of Wikiversity steam table entries


Superheated volumes checked using http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/fluid/ edit

At values specified by the table edit

T(Celsius) = 350 ... p(bars) = 1.50E+02 bars ... (0.17% error) edit

  • (Superheated steam) values from the Wikiversity table:
    • v = volume (m^3/kg) = 1.15E-02
  • Wikipedia's percent error (X_wiki - X_true)/X_true:
    • error(v)= .166%

T(Celsius) = 380 ... p(bars) = 400 ... (0.11% error) edit

  • (Superheated steam) values from the Wikiversity table:
    • v = volume (m^3/kg) = .00168
  • "True" values from http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/fluid/:
    • v = volume (m^3/kg) = .0016819
  • Wikipedia's percent error (X_wiki - X_true)/X_true:
    • error(v)= 0.11%

T(Celsius) = 500 ... p(bars) = 500 (0% error) edit

At values midway between table specifications edit

T(Celsius) = 400.....P midway between 50 bars and 100 edit

T(Celsius) = xxx .....P midway between xxx bars and xxx edit

T(Celsius) = xxx .....P midway between xxx bars and xxx edit

Saturation (water/steam) checked using http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/fluid/ edit

T(Celsius) = ??? edit

  • (Superheated steam) values from the Wikiversity table:
    • p = pressure (pars) = ???
    • v-fluid = volume (m^3/kg) = ???
    • v-gas = volume (m^3/kg) = ???
    • u-fluid = energy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • u-gas= energy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • h-fluid = enthalpy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • h-gas= = enthalpy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • s-fluid = entropy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • s-gas= = enthalpy (kJ/kg) = ???
  • "True" values from http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/fluid/:
    • p = pressure (pars) = ???
    • v-fluid = volume (m^3/kg) = ???
    • v-gas = volume (m^3/kg) = ???
    • u-fluid = energy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • u-gas = energy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • h-fluid = enthalpy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • h-gas = enthalpy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • s-fluid = entropy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • s-gas = enthalpy (kJ/kg) = ???
  • Wikipedia's percent error (X_wiki - X_true)/X_true:
    • error: p = pressure (pars) = ???
    • error: v-fluid = volume (m^3/kg) = ???
    • error: v-fluid= volume (m^3/kg) = ???
    • error: u-gas = energy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • error: u-gas = energy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • error: h-fluid = enthalpy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • error: h-gas = enthalpy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • error: s-fluid = entropy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • error: s-gas = enthalpy (kJ/kg) = ???
  • (optional): who are you?

T(Celsius) = ??? edit

  • (Superheated steam) values from the Wikiversity table:
    • p = pressure (pars) = ???
    • v-fluid = volume (m^3/kg) = ???
    • v-gas = volume (m^3/kg) = ???
    • u-fluid = energy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • u-gas= energy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • h-fluid = enthalpy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • h-gas= = enthalpy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • s-fluid = entropy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • s-gas= = enthalpy (kJ/kg) = ???
  • "True" values from http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/fluid/:
    • p = pressure (pars) = ???
    • v-fluid = volume (m^3/kg) = ???
    • v-gas = volume (m^3/kg) = ???
    • u-fluid = energy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • u-gas = energy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • h-fluid = enthalpy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • h-gas = enthalpy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • s-fluid = entropy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • s-gas = enthalpy (kJ/kg) = ???
  • Wikipedia's percent error (X_wiki - X_true)/X_true:
    • error: p = pressure (pars) = ???
    • error: v-fluid = volume (m^3/kg) = ???
    • error: v-fluid= volume (m^3/kg) = ???
    • error: u-gas = energy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • error: u-gas = energy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • error: h-fluid = enthalpy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • error: h-gas = enthalpy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • error: s-fluid = entropy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • error: s-gas = enthalpy (kJ/kg) = ???
  • (optional): who are you?

T(Celsius) = ??? edit

  • (Superheated steam) values from the Wikiversity table:
    • p = pressure (pars) = ???
    • v-fluid = volume (m^3/kg) = ???
    • v-gas = volume (m^3/kg) = ???
    • u-fluid = energy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • u-gas= energy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • h-fluid = enthalpy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • h-gas= = enthalpy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • s-fluid = entropy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • s-gas= = enthalpy (kJ/kg) = ???
  • "True" values from http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/fluid/:
    • p = pressure (pars) = ???
    • v-fluid = volume (m^3/kg) = ???
    • v-gas = volume (m^3/kg) = ???
    • u-fluid = energy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • u-gas = energy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • h-fluid = enthalpy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • h-gas = enthalpy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • s-fluid = entropy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • s-gas = enthalpy (kJ/kg) = ???
  • Wikipedia's percent error (X_wiki - X_true)/X_true:
    • error: p = pressure (pars) = ???
    • error: v-fluid = volume (m^3/kg) = ???
    • error: v-fluid= volume (m^3/kg) = ???
    • error: u-gas = energy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • error: u-gas = energy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • error: h-fluid = enthalpy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • error: h-gas = enthalpy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • error: s-fluid = entropy (kJ/kg) = ???
    • error: s-gas = enthalpy (kJ/kg) = ???
  • (optional): who are you?