The
NIST REFPROP software program is a powerful tool for calculating
thermophysical properties of industrially important fluids, and this
manuscript describes the models implemented in, and features of, this
software. REFPROP implements the most accurate models available for
selected pure fluids and their mixtures that are valid over the entire
fluid range including gas, liquid, and supercritical states, with
the goal of uncertainties approaching the level of the underlying
experimental data. The equations of state for thermodynamic properties
are primarily of the Helmholtz energy form; a variety of models are
implemented for the transport properties. We document the models for
the 147 fluids included in the current version. A graphical user interface
generates tables and provides extensive plotting capabilities. Properties
can also be accessed through third-party apps or user-written code
via the core property subroutines compiled into a shared library.
REFPROP disseminates international standards in both the natural gas
and refrigeration industries, as well as standards for water/steam.