Chempak: Physical-Properties Database Structure and Development

Chempak (commercial physical properties database and properties estimation software) gives the thermodynamic and transport properties of pure compounds as functions of temperature and pressure for both liquid and vapor phases. Compound liquid properties are defined from the melting to the critical points. Vapor properties are defined from the melting point to 1300 K. The user may define up to 50 mixtures of compounds drawn from the database. In addition, the user may add up to 100 additional compounds defined by using the same techniques employed to construct the main database. Vapor properties are defined by the use of the Lee-Kesler and the Wu and Stiel equations of state. Vapor viscosity and thermal conductivity are defined using corresponding states methods. Liquid thermodynamic properties (except specific heat) are derived from the equation of state. All other liquid properties are defined by setting 11 data values from the melting to the critical point. The resulting property data arrays are iInterpolated against temperature.