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A simple expression for the saturation vapour pressure of water in the range −50 to 140°C

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, , Citation J M Richards 1971 J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 4 L15 DOI 10.1088/0022-3727/4/4/101

This article is corrected by 1971 J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 4 876

0022-3727/4/4/L15

Abstract

Letp3=psexp(13·3815t-1·9760t2-0·6445t3-0·1299t4) where t=(1-Ts/T), T is absolute temperature, suffix s denotes the steam point and ps is standard atmospheric pressure, exactly 101 325 N m−2. Then p3 differs from the saturation pressure p of water vapour over a plane surface of the pure liquid phase at temperature T, as predicted by the generally accepted formulations, by less than ±0·1% of p at all temperatures between −50 and 140°C.

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