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Water density calculation, from temperature in F?
mR_Slug
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Hi, I've been looking for a function that takes temp in F and returns the specific
weight in lbs/f3. I can find lookup tables, and found this https://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/javascript/water-density.html but was wondering if there is a simple formula for calculating this? It can be an approximation, so long as it is suitable for hydronics. Thanks
Read some of the idronics, but may I may have missed it.
weight in lbs/f3. I can find lookup tables, and found this https://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/javascript/water-density.html but was wondering if there is a simple formula for calculating this? It can be an approximation, so long as it is suitable for hydronics. Thanks
Read some of the idronics, but may I may have missed it.
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There is no really simple formula -- lookup tables should be more than adequate. Remember that the maximum density is a 39 F, not at freezing.Br. Jamie, osb
Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England0 -
Yes the problem with a lookup table is you get a figure for 39F, one for 40F and so on. If you need 39.7, then you have to workout the slope of the graph and approximate the value. Its doable but a bit rubbish.
I'm trying to write some web/javascript pages, that can calculate thermopsyphoning. I got the calcs from an old book posted somewhere on this forum.
Thing is, i really don't want to re-invent the wheel here.0 -
I think I have seen a formula out there somewhere... it runs to a number of non-linear terms. Great fun. Within 10 degrees of freezing, the relationship is highly non-linear, and you would need fairly closely spaced points for your interpolation. Above about or so , the relationship becomes much more linear (though never quite) and a simple interpolation between points even as much 5 degrees apart will be adequate to three significant digits -- which is all you need. Writing an interpolation routine for your program should be trivial.Br. Jamie, osb
Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England0 -
Try engineeringtoolbox.com. They usually have tables but also show the formula or math.
Modern HydronicHeating and Cooling has a chapter on water properties. The HDS software has a module for density also.Bob "hot rod" Rohr
trainer for Caleffi NA
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bingo! Thanks that is perfect.0
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