{"categories":[{"label":"Scientific/Engineering","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/scientific-engineering/4"},{"label":"Python Modules","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries-python-modules/11"},{"label":"Physics","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/scientific-engineering-physics"},{"label":"Chemistry","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/scientific-engineering-chemistry"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Calculates thermodynamic and transport properties of water, steam, ice, seawater, and heavy water according to IAPWS industrial standards (IF97, 95, 06, 08, 17).","skillfed_tags":["thermodynamics","steam-tables","scientific-computing"],"use_cases":["Calculate steam properties for power plant cycle analysis given pressure and temperature inputs.","Determine saturation conditions (enthalpy, entropy) for thermodynamic process modeling.","Compute seawater thermodynamic properties for oceanographic or desalination engineering.","Batch-process multiple thermodynamic states using the multiprocessing-enabled from_list method.","Retrieve ice properties at specific temperature and pressure for cryogenic or glaciology applications."],"what_it_does":"iapws is a Python library that implements the full set of IAPWS (International Association for the Properties of Water and Steam) standards for calculating thermodynamic and transport properties. It covers water and steam (IF97, 95), ice (06), seawater (08), and heavy water (17). Given pressure, temperature, or quality state variables, it computes properties like enthalpy, entropy, density, and specific heat.\n\nThe library is designed for scientific and engineering applications that need accurate steam table lookups and thermodynamic calculations. It depends only on scipy for numerical operations and is available as a pure Python wheel. The package includes multiprocessing support for batch calculations and is actively maintained with support for current Python versions.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you need IAPWS standard thermodynamic calculations for water, steam, ice, or seawater. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and installs with minimal friction. The GPLv3 copyleft license is a blocker only for proprietary closed-source projects; academic, research, and open-source work can use it freely."},"id":"iapws","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/iapws","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/iapws.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/iapws/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-03-27","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"copyleft","name":"iapws","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Python implementation of standards from The InternationalAssociation for the Properties of Water and Steam"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":517087,"position":6229,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"1.5.5"}