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The thermophysical properties of seawater: A review of existing correlations and data

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dc.contributor Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
dc.contributor Lienhard, John H.
dc.contributor Lienhard, John H.
dc.contributor Sharqawy, Mostafa H.
dc.creator Sharqawy, Mostafa H.
dc.creator Lienhard, John H.
dc.creator Zubair, Syed M.
dc.date 2012-02-22T17:16:30Z
dc.date 2012-02-22T17:16:30Z
dc.date 2010-04
dc.date 2009-11
dc.date.accessioned 2023-03-01T18:07:43Z
dc.date.available 2023-03-01T18:07:43Z
dc.identifier 1944-3994
dc.identifier 1944-3986
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/69157
dc.identifier Sharqawy, Mostafa H., John H. Lienhard V and Syed M. Zubair. "The thermophysical properties of seawater: A review of existing correlations and data." Desalination and Water Treatment, 16 (April 2010) 354–380.
dc.identifier https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2901-0638
dc.identifier https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4777-1286
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/278855
dc.description http://www.deswater.com/vol16.php
dc.description Correlations and data for the thermophysical properties of seawater are reviewed. Properties examined include density, specific heat capacity, thermal conductivity, dynamic viscosity, surface tension, vapor pressure, boiling point elevation, latent heat of vaporization, specific enthalpy, specific entropy and osmotic coefficient. These properties include those needed for design of thermal and membrane desalination processes. Results are presented in terms of regression equations as functions of temperature and salinity. The available correlations for each property are summarized with their range of validity and accuracy. Best-fi tted new correlations are obtained from available data for density, dynamic viscosity, surface tension, boiling point elevation, specific enthalpy, specific entropy and osmotic coefficient after appropriate conversion of temperature and salinity scales to the most recent standards. In addition, a model for latent heat of vaporization is suggested. Comparisons are carried out among these correlations, and recommendations are provided for each property, particularly over the ranges of temperature and salinity common in thermal and/or reverse osmosis seawater desalination applications.
dc.description King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
dc.description Center for Clean Water and Clean Energy at MIT and KFUPM
dc.format application/pdf
dc.language en_US
dc.publisher Desalination Publications
dc.relation http://dx.doi.org/10.5004/dwt.2010.1079
dc.relation Desalination and Water Treatment
dc.rights Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0
dc.rights http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
dc.source Prof. Lienhard via Angie Locknar
dc.title The thermophysical properties of seawater: A review of existing correlations and data
dc.type Article
dc.type http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle


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