Fluid Thermophysical Properties Related to the Transportation of Energy

Abstract

In order to utilize thermal energy safely and efficiently, it is indispensable to elucidate the thermophysical properties of the medium with high accuracy. Regarding some media, such as water and HFC refrigerants, there are international standard values, contributing to the development of various heat engine institutions and process industries, and further improvement in accuracy has been attempted. On the other hand, however, thermophysical property information is remarkably insufficient for various types of media used for transporting energy and gases. In this paper, we introduce today's situation on fluid thermophysical properties and representative examples of thermophysical properties research.