This is a steam table.

It is just one of the many pages in the book “Steam Tables”

by Keenan, et.al. This is used more frequently than the charts we studied before.
There are many steam tables available in the market. We used this book
specifically because it has been the standard book used in many universities in the
Philippines. Board examinations have taken reference to this book for steam
properties. Therefore, getting familiar with this book will be helpful for the
mechanical engineering student in the future.
Every steam table book in the market at least has 4 types of tables on it namely:
Table 1 – Saturation Temperatures
This is for water that is saturated either
liquid or steam. When you are given
data of water that contains at least temperature, use this table to get the
properties you need.

Example : Water has a temperature of 15℃ . Determine the following:

a. If saturated liquid, find its pressure, specific volume, internal energy, enthalpy,
and entropy
b. If saturated steam, find its pressure, specific volume, internal energy, enthalpy,
and entropy
Solution;
Step 1: From table 1, looking up for 15℃ in the temperature (t) column, we will
find a row of different property values as highlighted in red. The corresponding
pressure is 0.0017051 MPa. Therefore, the pressure of the saturated liquid or
saturated steam is 0.0017051 MPa.
Step 2a: Saturated liquid properties are those columns with subscript “f” on it.
Therefore, starting with specific volume,
Step 2b: Saturated steam properties are those columns with subscript “g” on it.
Therefore, starting with specific volume,

Table 2 – saturation Pressure

Example: Example #2
Water having a pressure of 0.80 MPa has an enthalpy of 1,925 kJ/kg. Determine
the following: the state of the substance, temperature, specific volume, internal
energy, and entropy
Solution:
Step 1:
Since we are given with pressure, from table 2, looking up for 0.80 MPa in the
pressure (p) column, we will find again a row of different properties but we
cannot pinpoint the correct values because we don’t know the state of the
substance yet except for the temperature. The corresponding saturation
temperature is 170.43℃ . Therefore, the water has a temperature of 170.43℃ .
Step 2:

Given enthalpy, h=1,925 kJ/kg At 0.80 MPa,

hf=721.11 kJ/kg
hg=2,769.1kJ/kg
Since 1,925 kJ/kg is in between 721.11 and 2,769.1 kJ/kg then it is wet steam.
Wet steam values are always in between the f and g values.

Step 3
In order to find the values of
specific volume, internal energy,
and entropy of the wet steam at
0.80 MPa with an enthalpy of
1925 kJ/kg, we need to find first
the value of x which is quality.
Table 3 – Vapor
This is for superheated steam. You need to have the value of pressure together
with another property in order to use this table and get the properties you need.
Also, the italicized values are NOT TO BE USED!

Example: Water with a pressure of 2.25 MPa has a temperature of 222 ℃ .

Determine the following: the state of the substance and the enthalpy.
Step 1:

Since we are given with pressure, from table2, looking up for 2.25MPa in the
pressure (p)column, the corresponding saturation temperature is 218.45 ℃ . The
given temperature is 222℃ which is greater than 218.45℃ . Therefore, the
substance is hotter than the saturation point hence it is superheated steam.
Step 2:
Since it is a superheated steam, we will refer to table 3 and looked up to 2.25
MPa.
Step 3:
Since the table does not contain values for 222℃ , we will apply the concept of
linear interpolation to find h.

Table 4 – Liquid
This is for subcooled. Just like superheated steam, you need to have the value of
pressure together with another property in order to use this table and get the
properties you need. Also, the italicized values are NOT TO BE USED!