Water Properties Estimation

Temperature (deg R)
Specific Heat (BTU/lbm-degR)
495
1.006
540
0.998
585
0.999
630
1.002
675
1.008
720
1.017

Density (lbm/ft^3)
62.42
62.23
61.61
60.79
59.76
58.55

Specific Heat of Water

y = 4E-11x4 - 2E-08x3 + 6E-06x2 0.0007x + 1.0233

R = 0.9987

Cp (BTU/lbm-degR)

1.02
1.015

Specific Heat

1.01

Poly. (Specific
Heat)

1.005
1
0.995
0

100

200

300

Average Temp (deg F)

Density (lbm/ft^3)

Density of Water

y = -6E-05x2 + 6E-05x + 62.534

R = 0.9991

63
62.5
62
61.5
61
60.5
60
59.5
59
58.5
58

539.6
Average Tem
80
Calculated Dens
62.15
Calculated Specific He
0.9970
Calculated Mass Flo
706.579
Calculated BTU Rate (BTU
56362.3
Calculated BTUs (BTU)
3381740

Conversion
kW-h = BTU * 0.0002931
Density
Poly. (Density)

100

200

Average Temp (deg F)

300

kW = (BTU/min) *0.0175686