Water Supercooled Vapor Pressure
Reference data and engineering information about water supercooled vapor pressure for fluid mechanics applications.
Overview
Engineering reference data for Water Supercooled Vapor Pressure in fluid mechanics.
Key Formulas
Reynolds Number
Ratio of inertial to viscous forces — determines flow regime.
Bernoulli's Equation
Conservation of energy for steady, inviscid, incompressible flow.
Continuity Equation
Conservation of mass for incompressible flow.
Darcy-Weisbach
Pressure drop due to friction in a pipe.
Variables
| Symbol | Description | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Reynolds number | — | |
| Fluid density | kg/m³ | |
| Flow velocity | m/s | |
| Characteristic dimension | m | |
| Dynamic viscosity | Pa·s | |
| Pressure | Pa | |
| Darcy friction factor | — |
Vapor Pressure Data
Temperature(°C) | Vapor Pressure(kPa) |
|---|---|
| 0 | 0.6112 |
| -5 | 0.4218 |
| -10 | 0.2865 |
| -15 | 0.1913 |
| -20 | 0.1255 |
| -25 | 0.08078 |
| -30 | 0.05094 |
| -35 | 0.03141 |
| -40 | 0.01891 |
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Supercooling Properties
Water freezes at 273.15 K (0 °C, 32 °F) under standard pressure but can be supercooled without solidifying down to approximately 224.8 K (−48.3 °C, −55 °F) when pure and free of nucleation sites. This metastable state occurs due to the lack of crystallization nuclei.
Unit Conversion
For pressure unit conversions, use the following relationship:
1 \text{ Pa} = 1.45 \times 10^{-4} \text{ psi (lbf/in^{2})}
To convert from the table's kPa values to psi: