David Roberson <dlrober...@aol.com> wrote: Where did the pressure of 15.75 psi abs come from? I thought the pressure > of the 102C dry steam (assumed) was 1 atmos.--not 15.75 abs.
> I think your assumed conditions above 1 atmos. were never measured. > Rossi reported the pressure was 0.0 bar, which Murray took to mean mean barG; i.e. 1 atm. Murray and others from I.H. disputed this, saying it had to be more than 1 atm, as described in Exhibit 5. If it was substantially more than 1 atm, the fluid would be liquid, not vapor. See: https://durathermfluids.com/pdf/techpapers/pressure-boiling-point.pdf - Jed