Thermodynamic

Property Tables
Property Tables
• If you have 2 properties, • There are separate property
you can find the others tables for saturated
using the mixtures, subcooled liquids,
thermodynamic property superheated vapors, and
tables. ideal gases.

• E.g. If you have pressure • Thermodynamic property

and temperature for
steam, you can find it’s
specific volume,
enthalpy, internal
energy, and entropy.
tables can be found in the
back of your textbook or
various places online.
Interpolation
• Interpolation allows you to find
values that are in between what
the table provides
• The interpolation factor is
consistent throughout the table
for each individual state and is
given by:
v  vl
a
v h  vl
where v is the actual (given)
property value, vl is the lower
value on the chart, and vh is the
higher value on the chart.
• E.g. If a subcooled liquid has a
known pressure of 3.0 kPa, and a
temperature of 27°C, but the only
temperatures listed on the chart
are 20°C and 30°C, then the
interpolation factor is:
T  Tl 27  20
a   0 .7
T h  Tl 30  20
• Other properties are found by:
v  vl  a * (v h  vl )
u  u l  a * (u h  u l )
h  hl  a * ( h h  hl )
Saturated Property Tables
• Between a liquid and a
vapor – contains both.
• Quality (0 ≤ x ≤ 1)
determines properties.
• A quality of 0 is a saturated
liquid.
• A quality of 1 is a saturated
vapor.
• If given a temperature and
a pressure, the quality is
needed to determine its
other properties.
• To determine whether or
not a substance is a
saturated mixture from the
pressure and temperature,
look at the pressure charts.
• If the temperature of the
actual substance is higher
than the saturated
temperature, it’s a
superheated vapor.
• If it’s lower, it’s a subcooled
liquid.
• If the two temperatures
are equal, it is a saturated
mixture.
Temperature Tables
• Use the temperature table for
when you are given the
temperature of a saturated
mixture
• Use the temperature and the
quality to determine the
other properties
• E.g. For steam at 70°C and a
quality of 0.25, the specific
volume is:
v  v f  x * (v g  v f )
v  . 00102  . 25 * ( 5 . 0395  . 00102 )
3
v  1 . 2606 m
kg
Temperature Tables
• If given temperature and
another property, find the
quality by reversing the
process.
• E.g. For steam at 70°C and a
specific energy of 1000kJ/kg:
u uf
x
ug  u f
1000  293 . 03
x
2468 . 9  293 . 03
x  0 . 325
• The pressure for any
saturated mixture is the
pressure at that temperature
 Pressure Tables
• Use the pressure table for
when you are given the
pressure of a saturated mixture
• Like the temperature table, use
the pressure and the quality to
determine the other properties
• E.g. For R134a at 300kPa and a
quality of 0.25, the specific
volume is:
v  v f  x * (v g  v f )
v  . 0007737  . 25 * (. 0677  . 0007737 )
3
v  . 0175 m
kg
 Superheated Gas Tables
• Used for temperatures higher
than the saturation temperature
at a given pressure.
• Any two properties allow you to
find all other properties at that
state.
• E.g. For superheated R744 at 100°
and h=558 kJ/kg, the pressure is:
h  hl
a 
h h  hl
558  554 . 73
a   0 . 524
560 . 97  554 . 73

P  Pl  a * ( Ph  Pl )
P  3 . 0  . 524 * ( 2 . 0  3 . 0 )
P  2 . 48 MPa
 Subcooled Liquid Tables
• Used for temperatures lower
than the saturation temperature
at a given pressure
• Any two properties allow you to
find all other properties at that
state.
• E.g. For subcooled water at
240°C and u=1027 KJ/kg, the
pressure is:
u  ul
a 
uh  ul
1027  1026 . 1
a   0 . 164
1031 . 6  1026 . 1

P  Pl  a * ( Ph  Pl )
P  10 . 0  . 164 * ( 5 . 0  10 . 0 )
P  9 . 18 MPa
References
Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics, Moran and Shapiro,
Ch.3

Thermodynamics – Theory http://ecourses.ou.edu/cgi-

bin/ebook.cgi?doc=&topic=th&chap_sec=02.3&page=theory

Steam Tables – Thermodynamics

http://www.engineersedge.com/thermodynamics/steam_tables.ht
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Guide to Using the Two-Phase Property Tables

http://abata.sdsmt.edu/pdf_files/ME211/Guide%20to%20Using%20
the%20Two%20Phase%20Property%20Tables.pdf

Prepared by Veronica Hannink