Latent Heat - Latent Heat For Condensation of Water

Latent Heat For Condensation of Water

The latent heat of condensation of water in the temperature range from −40 °C to 40 °C is approximated by the following empirical cubic function:

where the temperature is taken to be the numerical value in °C.

For sublimation and deposition from and into ice, the latent heat is almost constant in the temperature range from −40 °C to 0 °C and can be approximated by the following empirical quadratic function:

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