SEAWATER DENSITY & VISCOSITY CALCULATOR

Please enter the values of salinity and temperature of the effluent or ambient water (p=1atm):

39.64

Salinity:Sal =

ppt

for : 0 Sal 160 ppt

for : 0 Sal 130 ppt

107.00

Temperature: T =

Density: =

982.728

10 T 180 C

kg/m

Dynamic Viscosity:

0.291

*10-3 kg/m s

Kinematic Viscosity:

0.296

*10-6 m/s

source:
El-Dessouky, Ettouny (2002): Fundamentals of Sea Water Desalination (Appendix A: Themodynamic Prop

Density of sea water as a function of salinity and temperature

Salinity: 0 to 160 ppt, Temperature: 10 to 180 C, Pressure: p = 1 atm
The density correlation of sea water is given by:

= (A1F1 + A2F2 + A3F3 + A4F4)*10

[kg/m]

where:
F1
F2
F3
F4

=
=
=
=

0.5
A
2A - 1
4A - 3A

A = (2T-200)/160

G1 = 0.5
G2 = B
G3 = 2B - 1

A1
A2
A3
A4

=
=
=
=

4.032219 G1 + 0.115313 G2 + 3.26*10-4 G3

-0.108199 G1 + 1.571*10-3 G2 - 4.23 * 10-4 G3
-0.012247 G1 + 1.74*10-3 G2 - 9.0*10-6 G3
6.92*10-4 G1 - 8.7*10-5 G2 - 5.3*10-5 G3

B = (2Sal-150)/150

Viscosity of sea water as a function of salinity and temperature

Salinity: 0 to 130 ppt, Temperature: 10 to 180 C, Pressure: p = 1 atm
The dynamic viscosity correlation of sea water is given by:

= ( W)( R)*10-3

[kg/m s]

= /

[m/s]

where:
Ln(W) = -3.79418 + 604.129/(139.18+T)

R = 1 + A*Sal + B*Sal
A = 1.474*10-3 + 1.5*10-5 T - 3.927*10-8 T2
B = 1.0734*10-5 - 8.5*10-8 T +2.23*10-10 T2

nt water (p=1atm):

El-Dessouky, Ettouny (2002): Fundamentals of Sea Water Desalination (Appendix A: Themodynami

Appendix A: Themodynamic Properties)

Variation in density [kg/m] as a function of temperature [C] and salinity [ppt]

T [C]
0
10
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15 999.647
20 998.402
25 996.999
30 995.440
35 993.727
40 991.861
45 989.846
50 987.683
55 985.375
60 982.924
65 980.332
70 977.602
75 974.735
80 971.734
85 968.601
90 965.339
95 961.949
100 958.434
105 954.796
110 951.037
115 947.159
120 943.165
125 939.057
130 934.837
135 930.508
140 926.071
145 921.529
150 916.884
155 912.138
160 907.293
165 902.353
170 897.318
175 892.191
180 886.975

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20

30

40

50

60

70

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999.190
997.162
994.989
992.673
990.217
987.624
984.894
982.032
979.039
975.917
972.669
969.297
965.804
962.191
958.461
954.616
950.659
946.592
942.418
938.137
933.754
929.270
924.687
920.009
915.236
910.372
905.418
900.378
895.253

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999.996
997.533
994.936
992.207
989.347
986.361
983.249
980.014
976.659
973.186
969.597
965.895
962.082
958.161
954.133
950.002
945.770
941.438
937.010
932.488
927.873
923.170
918.379
913.503
908.546
903.508

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999.539
996.681
993.699
990.596
987.373
984.034
980.580
977.014
973.339
969.557
965.670
961.680
957.591
953.404
949.123
944.749
940.284
935.732
931.095
926.374
921.573
916.694
911.740

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997.959
994.747
991.422
987.987
984.443
980.793
977.040
973.186
969.233
965.184
961.042
956.808
952.486
948.077
943.584
939.010
934.357
929.628
924.824
919.949

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998.824
995.406
991.882
988.257
984.531
980.709
976.791
972.781
968.682
964.494
960.221
955.866
951.431
946.917
942.329
937.667
932.935
928.135

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999.333
995.730
992.032
988.239
984.356
980.383
976.324
972.181
967.956
963.652
959.271
954.815
950.288
945.691
941.027
936.298

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999.540
995.777
991.926
987.989
983.969
979.868
975.689
971.433
967.105
962.704
958.235
953.700
949.100
944.438

Salinity [ppt]
80
90
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999.501
995.599
991.616
987.556
983.420
979.212
974.932
970.585
966.171
961.693
957.154
952.556

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999.266
995.244
991.150
986.986
982.754
978.456
974.094
969.671
965.189
960.650

Variation in kinematic viscosity [10-6 m/s] as a function of temperature [C] and

T [C]
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50

0
1.290
1.133
1.003
0.894
0.804
0.727
0.661
0.604
0.555

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

1.303
1.144
1.014
0.905
0.813
0.736
0.670
0.613
0.563

1.317
1.158
1.026
0.917
0.824
0.746
0.679
0.622
0.572

1.334
1.173
1.041
0.930
0.837
0.757
0.690
0.632
0.581

1.353
1.191
1.056
0.944
0.850
0.770
0.701
0.642
0.591

1.375
1.210
1.073
0.960
0.864
0.783
0.713
0.653
0.602

1.398
1.230
1.092
0.977
0.879
0.797
0.726
0.665
0.613

1.423
1.253
1.112
0.995
0.896
0.812
0.740
0.678
0.624

Salinity [ppt]
80
90
1.450
1.277
1.134
1.014
0.913
0.828
0.754
0.691
0.637

1.480
1.303
1.156
1.034
0.931
0.844
0.769
0.705
0.649

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60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
105
110
115
120
125
130
135
140
145
150
155
160
165
170
175
180

0.513
0.475
0.442
0.413
0.388
0.365
0.344
0.325
0.309
0.293
0.280
0.267
0.256
0.245
0.236
0.227
0.219
0.212
0.205
0.198
0.192
0.187
0.182
0.177
0.173
0.168

0.520
0.483
0.449
0.420
0.394
0.371
0.350
0.331
0.314
0.299
0.285
0.272
0.261
0.250
0.240
0.232
0.223
0.216
0.209
0.202
0.196
0.191
0.185
0.180
0.176
0.172

0.528
0.490
0.457
0.427
0.401
0.377
0.356
0.337
0.320
0.304
0.290
0.278
0.266
0.255
0.245
0.236
0.228
0.220
0.213
0.206
0.200
0.194
0.189
0.184
0.179
0.175

0.537
0.499
0.465
0.435
0.408
0.384
0.363
0.343
0.326
0.310
0.296
0.283
0.271
0.260
0.250
0.241
0.232
0.224
0.217
0.210
0.204
0.198
0.193
0.188
0.183
0.178

0.547
0.507
0.473
0.443
0.415
0.391
0.369
0.350
0.332
0.316
0.302
0.288
0.276
0.265
0.255
0.245
0.237
0.229
0.221
0.214
0.208
0.202
0.196
0.191
0.186
0.182

0.556
0.517
0.482
0.451
0.423
0.399
0.376
0.357
0.339
0.322
0.307
0.294
0.282
0.270
0.260
0.250
0.241
0.233
0.226
0.219
0.212
0.206
0.200
0.195
0.190
0.185

0.567
0.526
0.491
0.459
0.431
0.406
0.384
0.363
0.345
0.328
0.313
0.300
0.287
0.275
0.265
0.255
0.246
0.238
0.230
0.223
0.216
0.210
0.204
0.199
0.194
0.189

0.577
0.536
0.500
0.468
0.440
0.414
0.391
0.370
0.352
0.335
0.319
0.305
0.293
0.281
0.270
0.260
0.251
0.242
0.234
0.227
0.220
0.214
0.208
0.202
0.197
0.192

0.589
0.547
0.510
0.477
0.448
0.422
0.399
0.378
0.359
0.341
0.326
0.311
0.298
0.286
0.275
0.265
0.256
0.247
0.239
0.231
0.224
0.218
0.212
0.206
0.201
0.196

0.601
0.558
0.520
0.487
0.457
0.430
0.407
0.385
0.366
0.348
0.332
0.317
0.304
0.292
0.280
0.270
0.260
0.252
0.243
0.236
0.229
0.222
0.216
0.210
0.205
0.199

C] and salinity [ppt]

nity [ppt]
100

110

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998.879
994.757
990.569
986.318
982.006
977.634
973.205
968.722

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998.378
994.171
989.905
985.582
981.203
976.770

120

130

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997.793
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993.514
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989.181 997.141
984.796 992.799

temperature [C] and salinity [ppt]

nity [ppt]
100
1.511
1.330
1.180
1.056
0.951
0.862
0.785
0.720
0.663

110
1.544
1.359
1.206
1.078
0.971
0.880
0.802
0.735
0.676

120
1.578
1.389
1.233
1.102
0.992
0.899
0.819
0.750
0.691

130
1.615
1.421
1.260
1.127
1.014
0.919
0.837
0.766
0.705

140
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150
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160
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0.613
0.569
0.531
0.497
0.466
0.439
0.415
0.393
0.373
0.355
0.338
0.324
0.310
0.297
0.286
0.275
0.265
0.256
0.248
0.240
0.233
0.226
0.220
0.214
0.208
0.203

0.625
0.581
0.541
0.507
0.476
0.448
0.423
0.400
0.380
0.362
0.345
0.330
0.316
0.303
0.291
0.280
0.270
0.261
0.253
0.245
0.237
0.230
0.224
0.218
0.212
0.207

0.639
0.593
0.553
0.517
0.485
0.457
0.431
0.408
0.388
0.369
0.352
0.336
0.322
0.309
0.297
0.286
0.275
0.266
0.257
0.249
0.241
0.234
0.228
0.222
0.216
0.210

0.652
0.605
0.564
0.528
0.495
0.466
0.440
0.417
0.395
0.376
0.359
0.343
0.328
0.315
0.302
0.291
0.281
0.271
0.262
0.254
0.246
0.239
0.232
0.225
0.219
0.214

Density as a function of Salinity and Temperature

Density r [kg/m]

1150.000
1125.000
150
ppt

1100.000
1075.000
1050.000
1025.000
S al = 150
ppt

0 ppt

1000.000

S al = 130
ppt

975.000

S al = 110
ppt

950.000

S al = 90
ppt

925.000

S al = 70
ppt

900.000

S al = 50
ppt
S al = 30
ppt

875.000
0

20

40

60

80

100

Temperature T [C]

120

140

160

180

Kinem atic Viscosity n [10-6 m /s]

Kinematic Viscosity as a function of Salinity and Temperature

1.800
1.600
1.400
1.200
1.000
0.800
0.600

S al
ppt
S al
ppt
S al
ppt
S al
ppt

0.400
0.200
0.000
0

20

40

60

80

100

Temperature T [C]

120

140

160

180

= 120
= 90
= 60
= 30

SEAWATER DENSITY CALCULATOR

Salinity = 0 - 42 ppt
Please enter the values of salinity and temperature of the effluent or ambient water (

Salinity:Sal =

10.00

ppt

0 Sal 42 ppt

Temperature: T =

10.00

0 T 40 C

Density: = 1007.501 kg/m

source:
Calculations are based on the "One Atmosphere Int. Equation of State of SW" (UNESCO, 1980)

ent water (p=1atm):

Dynamic Viscosity of Seawater

(Sndermann, 1986)

w (20C) = 1.002*10-3 kg/(m*s)

Valid for salinities between 0 and 40 ppt and temperatures between 5 and 25C.
temperature: T =
salinity: S =

=
w =
A=
B=
Cl =

20.00
0.00

998.011

C
ppt

kg/m

1.002E-03 kg/(m*s)
1.144E-03
3.251E-03
0.000E+00

dynamic
= ###
viscosity: sw
kinematic
= ###
viscosity: sw

kg/(m*s)
m/s

(with sw = sw / )