NIST REFPROP

In the thermodynamic module also REFPROP is used by CONVAL®

This program, developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), calculates the thermodynamic and transport properties of industrially important fluids and their mixtures. REFPROP is a Program, not a Database Containing Measurements. The REFPROP "database" is actually a program and does not contain any experimental information, aside from the critical and triple points of the pure fluids. The program uses equations for the thermodynamic and transport properties to calculate the state points of the fluid or mixture. These equations are the most accurate equations available worldwide. Their high accuracy is obtained through many coefficients in the equations, and thus the calculation speed will be slower than other equations such as the Peng-Robinson cubic equations. The equations are generally valid over the entire vapor and liquid regions of the fluid, including supercritical states; the upper temperature limit is usually near the point of decomposition of the fluid, and the upper pressure (or density) limit is defined by the melting line of the substance.

REFPROP is based on the most accurate pure fluid and mixture models currently available. It implements three models for the thermodynamic properties of pure fluids:  equations of state explicit in Helmholtz energy, the modified Benedict-Webb-Rubin equation of state, and an extended corresponding states (ECS) model.  Mixture calculations employ a model that applies mixing rules to the Helmholtz energy of the mixture components; it uses a departure function to account for the departure from ideal mixing.  Viscosity and thermal conductivity are modeled with either fluid-specific correlations, an ECS method, or in some cases the friction theory method. 

Fluids and mixtures which are embedded in REFPROP database together with their range of validity:

Short name

CAS number

Full chemical name

EOC limits

acetone67-64-1propanone178.5-550 K, 700 MPa
ammonia7664-41-7ammonia195.495-700 K, 1000 MPa
argon7440-37-1argon83.8058-2000 K, 1000 MPa
benzene71-43-2benzene278.674-725 K, 500 MPa
butane106-97-8n-butane134.895-575 K, 200 MPa
butene106-98-91-butene87.8-525 K, 70 MPa
carbon dioxide124-38-9carbon dioxide216.592-2000 K, 800 MPa
carbon monoxide630-08-0carbon monoxide68.16-500 K, 100 MPa
carbonyl sulfide463-58-1carbon oxide sulfide134.3-650 K, 50 MPa
cis-butene590-18-1cis-2-butene134.3-525 K, 50 MPa
cyclohexane110-82-7cyclohexane279.47-700 K, 250 MPa
cyclopentane287-92-3cyclopentane179.7-550 K, 250 MPa
cyclopropane75-19-4cyclopropane273-473 K, 28 MPa
D4556-67-2octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane290.25-673 K, 30 MPa
D5541-02-6decamethylcyclopentasiloxane300-673 K, 30 MPa
D6540-97-6dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane270.2-673 K, 30 MPa
decane124-18-5decane243.5-675 K, 800 MPa
deuterium7782-39-0deuterium18.724-600 K, 2000 MPa
diethyl ether60-29-7diethyl ether270-500 K, 40 MPa
dimethyl carbonate616-38-6dimethyl ester carbonic acid277.06-600 K, 60 MPa
dimethylether115-10-6methoxymethane131.66-525 K, 40 MPa
dodecane112-40-3dodecane263.6-700 K, 700 MPa
ethane74-84-0ethane90.368-675 K, 900 MPa
ethanol64-17-5ethyl alcohol159-650 K, 280 MPa
ethylbenzene100-41-4phenylethane178.2-700 K, 60 MPa
ethylene74-85-1ethene103.986-450 K, 300 MPa
fluorine7782-41-4fluorine53.4811-300 K, 20 MPa
heavy water7789-20-0deuterium oxide276.97-800 K, 100 MPa
helium7440-59-7helium-42.1768-2000 K, 1000 MPa
heptane142-82-5heptane182.55-600 K, 100 MPa
hexane110-54-3hexane177.83-600 K, 100 MPa
hydrogen (normal)1333-74-0hydrogen (normal)13.957-1000 K, 2000 MPa
hydrogen chloride7647-01-0hydrogen chloride155-330 K, 20 MPa
hydrogen sulfide7783-06-4hydrogen sulfide187.7-760 K, 170 MPa
isobutane75-28-52-methylpropane113.73-575 K, 35 MPa
isobutene115-11-72-methyl-1-propene132.4-550 K, 50 MPa
isohexane107-83-52-methylpentane119.6-550 K, 1000 MPa
isooctane540-84-12,2,4-trimethylpentane165.77-600 K, 1000 MPa
isopentane78-78-42-methylbutane112.65-500 K, 1000 MPa
krypton7439-90-9krypton115.775-750 K, 200 MPa
m-xylene108-38-31,3-dimethylbenzene225.3-700 K, 200 MPa
MD2M141-62-8decamethyltetrasiloxane205.2-673 K, 30 MPa
MD3M141-63-9dodecamethylpentasiloxane192-673 K, 30 MPa
MD4M107-52-8tetradecamethylhexasiloxane300-673 K, 30 MPa
MDM107-51-7octamethyltrisiloxane187.2-673 K, 30 MPa
methane74-82-8methane90.6941-625 K, 1000 MPa
methanol67-56-1methanol175.61-620 K, 800 MPa
methyl linoleate112-63-0methyl (Z,Z)-9,12-octadecadienoate238.1-1000 K, 50 MPa
methyl linolenate301-00-8methyl (Z,Z,Z)-9,12,15-octadecatrienoate218.65-1000 K, 50 MPa
methyl oleate112-62-9methyl cis-9-octadecenoate253.47-1000 K, 50 MPa
methyl palmitate112-39-0methyl hexadecanoate302.71-1000 K, 50 MPa
methyl stearate112-61-8methyl octadecanoate311.84-1000 K, 50 MPa
methylcyclohexane108-87-2methylcyclohexane146.7-600 K, 500 MPa
MM107-46-0hexamethyldisiloxane273-673 K, 30 MPa
neon7440-01-9neon24.556-700 K, 700 MPa
neopentane463-82-12,2-dimethylpropane256.6-550 K, 200 MPa
nitrogen7727-37-9nitrogen63.151-2000 K, 2200 MPa
nitrogen trifluoride7783-54-2nitrogen trifluoride85-500 K, 50 MPa
nitrous oxide10024-97-2dinitrogen monoxide182.33-525 K, 50 MPa
nonane111-84-2nonane219.7-600 K, 800 MPa
o-xylene95-47-61,2-dimethylbenzene247.985-700 K, 70 MPa
octane111-65-9octane216.37-600 K, 100 MPa
orthohydrogen1333-74-0oorthohydrogen14.008-1000 K, 2000 MPa
oxygen7782-44-7oxygen54.361-2000 K, 82 MPa
p-xylene106-42-31,4-dimethylbenzene286.4-700 K, 200 MPa
parahydrogen1333-74-0pparahydrogen13.8033-1000 K, 2000 MPa
pentane109-66-0pentane143.47-600 K, 100 MPa
perfluorobutane355-25-9decafluorobutane189-500 K, 30 MPa
perfluoropentane678-26-2dodecafluoropentane148.363-500 K, 30 MPa
propane74-98-6propane85.525-650 K, 1000 MPa
propylcyclohexane1678-92-8n-propylcyclohexane178.2-650 K, 50 MPa
propylene115-07-1propene87.953-575 K, 1000 MPa
propyne74-99-7propyne273-474 K, 32 MPa
sulfur dioxide7446-09-5sulfur dioxide197.7-525 K, 35 MPa
sulfur hexafluoride2551-62-4sulfur hexafluoride223.555-625 K, 150 MPa
toluene108-88-3methylbenzene178-700 K, 500 MPa
trans-butene624-64-6trans-2-butene167.6-525 K, 50 MPa
trifluoroiodomethane2314-97-8trifluoroiodomethane120-420 K, 20 MPa
undecane1120-21-4undecane247.541-700 K, 500 MPa
water7732-18-5water273.16-2000 K, 1000 MPa
xenon7440-63-3xenon161.405-750 K, 700 MPa
1,1,1,2,2,4,5,5,5-nonafluoro-4-(trifluoromethyl)-3-pentanone756-13-8Dodecafluoro-2-methylpentan-3-one165-500 K, 50 MPa
R1175-69-4trichlorofluoromethane162.68-625 K, 30 MPa
R11376-13-11,1,2-trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane236.93-525 K, 200 MPa
R11476-14-21,2-dichloro-1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane273.15-507 K, 21 MPa
R11576-15-3chloropentafluoroethane173.75-550 K, 60 MPa
R11676-16-4hexafluoroethane173.1-425 K, 50 MPa
R1275-71-8dichlorodifluoromethane116.099-525 K, 200 MPa
R1216116-15-4hexafluoropropene117.654-400 K, 12 MPa
R123306-83-22,2-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane166-600 K, 40 MPa
R1233zd(E)102687-65-01-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-ene195.15-550 K, 100 MPa
R1234yf754-12-12,3,3,3-tetrafluoroprop-1-ene220-410 K, 30 MPa
R1234ze(E)29118-24-9trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene168.62-420 K, 20 MPa
R1242837-89-01-chloro-1,2,2,2-tetrafluoroethane120-470 K, 40 MPa
R125354-33-6pentafluoroethane172.52-500 K, 60 MPa
R1375-72-9chlorotrifluoromethane92-403 K, 35 MPa
R134a811-97-21,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane169.85-455 K, 70 MPa
R1475-73-0tetrafluoromethane120-623 K, 51 MPa
R141b1717-00-61,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane169.68-500 K, 400 MPa
R142b75-68-31-chloro-1,1-difluoroethane142.72-470 K, 60 MPa
R143a420-46-21,1,1-trifluoroethane161.34-650 K, 100 MPa
R152a75-37-61,1-difluoroethane154.56-500 K, 60 MPa
R161353-36-6fluoroethane130-450 K, 5 MPa
R2175-43-4dichlorofluoromethane200-473 K, 138 MPa
R21876-19-7octafluoropropane125.45-440 K, 20 MPa
R2275-45-6chlorodifluoromethane115.73-550 K, 60 MPa
R227ea431-89-01,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane146.35-475 K, 60 MPa
R2375-46-7trifluoromethane118.02-475 K, 120 MPa
R236ea431-63-01,1,1,2,3,3-hexafluoropropane240-412 K, 6 MPa
R236fa690-39-11,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropane179.6-400 K, 70 MPa
R245ca679-86-71,1,2,2,3-pentafluoropropane191.5-450 K, 10 MPa
R245fa460-73-11,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane171.05-440 K, 200 MPa
R3275-10-5difluoromethane136.34-435 K, 70 MPa
R365mfc406-58-61,1,1,3,3-pentafluorobutane239-500 K, 35 MPa
R4074-87-3methyl chloride230-630 K, 100 MPa
R41593-53-3fluoromethane129.82-425 K, 70 MPa
RC318115-25-3octafluorocyclobutane233.35-623 K, 60 MPa
RE143a421-14-7methyl trifluoromethyl ether240-420 K, 7.2 MPa
RE245cb222410-44-2methyl-pentafluoroethyl-ether250-500 K, 20 MPa
RE245fa21885-48-92,2,2-trifluoroethyl-difluoromethyl-ether250-500 K, 400 MPa
RE347mcc375-03-1methyl-heptafluoropropyl-ether250-500 K, 20 MPa