International Tables of the Surface Tension of Water

1983/07/01 by N. B. Vargaftik, B. N. Volkov, Boris Volkov +1 · 3 citations
Decision Sciences · Engineering · #Flow Measurement and Analysis #Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation

paper · doi:10.1063/1.555688

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Abstract

This paper presents a table for the surface tension of water from 0.01 to 374 °C and an interpolating equation which represents the values in the table to well within their estimated uncertainties. The table of values and the interpolating equation are those recommended by the International Association for the Properties of Steam (IAPS) in its recent official release. The experimental measurements of the surface tension of water and their uncertainties are discussed, as is the development of the IAPS tables.

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