pyrcel.thermo.sigma_w

pyrcel.thermo.sigma_w(T)

Surface tension of water for a given temperature.

\[\begin{equation} \sigma_w = 0.0761 - 1.55\times 10^{-4}(T - 273.15) \end{equation}\]
Parameters:
Tfloat

ambient air temperature, degrees K

Returns:
float

\(\sigma_w(T)\) in J/m^2