SEAWATER DENSITY & VISCOSITY CALCULATOR

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

Salinity: Sal = 39.64 ppt for r: 0 £ Sal £ 160 ppt

for m: 0 £ Sal £ 130 ppt
Temperature: T= 107.00 °C 10 £ T £ 180 °C

Density: r= 982.728 kg/m³

Dynamic Viscosity: m= 0.291 *10-3 kg/m s

Kinematic Viscosity: n= 0.296 *10-6 m²/s

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

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:

r = (A1F1 + A2F2 + A3F3 + A4F4)*10³ [kg/m³]

where:
F1 = 0.5 G1 = 0.5 A1 = 4.032219 G1 + 0.115313 G2 + 3.26*10-4 G3
F2 = A G2 = B A2 = -0.108199 G1 + 1.571*10-3 G2 - 4.23 * 10-4 G3
F3 = 2A² - 1 G3 = 2B² - 1 A3 = -0.012247 G1 + 1.74*10-3 G2 - 9.0*10-6 G3
F4 = 4A³ - 3A A4 = 6.92*10-4 G1 - 8.7*10-5 G2 - 5.3*10-5 G3

A = (2T-200)/160 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:

m = (m W)(m R)*10-3 [kg/m s]

 n = m/ r [m²/s]
where:
Ln(mW) = -3.79418 + 604.129/(139.18+T)
mR = 1 + A*Sal + B*Sal²
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
El-Dessouky, Ettouny (2002): Fundamentals of Sea Water Desalination (Appendix A: Themodynamic Properties)
ndix A: Themodynamic Properties)
Variation in density [kg/m³] as a function of temperature [°C] and salinity [ppt]

Salinity [ppt]
T [°C] 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
10 1000.730 1008.192 1015.707 1023.275 1030.896 1038.570 1046.298 1054.079 1061.913 1069.800 1077.741
15 999.647 1007.080 1014.563 1022.094 1029.674 1037.303 1044.981 1052.708 1060.483 1068.308 1076.181
20 998.402 1005.810 1013.263 1020.761 1028.303 1035.891 1043.523 1051.200 1058.921 1066.688 1074.499
25 996.999 1004.384 1011.810 1019.277 1026.785 1034.334 1041.924 1049.556 1057.228 1064.942 1072.697
30 995.440 1002.804 1010.205 1017.644 1025.121 1032.636 1040.189 1047.779 1055.407 1063.073 1070.777
35 993.727 1001.072 1008.452 1015.866 1023.316 1030.800 1038.319 1045.872 1053.460 1061.083 1068.741
40 991.861 999.190 1006.552 1013.945 1021.370 1028.827 1036.316 1043.837 1051.390 1058.975 1066.591
45 989.846 997.162 1004.507 1011.882 1019.286 1026.720 1034.183 1041.676 1049.198 1056.749 1064.330
50 987.683 994.989 1002.321 1009.681 1017.068 1024.482 1031.923 1039.391 1046.887 1054.409 1061.959
55 985.375 992.673 999.996 1007.344 1014.717 1022.115 1029.538 1036.986 1044.459 1051.957 1059.481
60 982.924 990.217 997.533 1004.873 1012.235 1019.621 1027.030 1034.462 1041.917 1049.395 1056.897
65 980.332 987.624 994.936 1002.270 1009.626 1017.003 1024.401 1031.821 1039.262 1046.725 1054.210
70 977.602 984.894 992.207 999.539 1006.891 1014.263 1021.655 1029.067 1036.498 1043.950 1051.421
75 974.735 982.032 989.347 996.681 1004.033 1011.404 1018.793 1026.201 1033.627 1041.071 1048.534
80 971.734 979.039 986.361 993.699 1001.055 1008.428 1015.818 1023.225 1030.650 1038.091 1045.549
85 968.601 975.917 983.249 990.596 997.959 1005.338 1012.733 1020.143 1027.570 1035.012 1042.470
90 965.339 972.669 980.014 987.373 994.747 1002.136 1009.539 1016.957 1024.389 1031.836 1039.298
95 961.949 969.297 976.659 984.034 991.422 998.824 1006.240 1013.668 1021.110 1028.566 1036.035
100 958.434 965.804 973.186 980.580 987.987 995.406 1002.837 1010.280 1017.736 1025.203 1032.683
105 954.796 962.191 969.597 977.014 984.443 991.882 999.333 1006.794 1014.267 1021.751 1029.245
110 951.037 958.461 965.895 973.339 980.793 988.257 995.730 1003.214 1010.707 1018.210 1025.723
115 947.159 954.616 962.082 969.557 977.040 984.531 992.032 999.540 1007.058 1014.584 1022.118
120 943.165 950.659 958.161 965.670 973.186 980.709 988.239 995.777 1003.322 1010.874 1018.433
125 939.057 946.592 954.133 961.680 969.233 976.791 984.356 991.926 999.501 1007.083 1014.670
130 934.837 942.418 950.002 957.591 965.184 972.781 980.383 987.989 995.599 1003.213 1010.831
135 930.508 938.137 945.770 953.404 961.042 968.682 976.324 983.969 991.616 999.266 1006.918
140 926.071 933.754 941.438 949.123 956.808 964.494 972.181 979.868 987.556 995.244 1002.933
145 921.529 929.270 937.010 944.749 952.486 960.221 967.956 975.689 983.420 991.150 998.879
150 916.884 924.687 932.488 940.284 948.077 955.866 963.652 971.433 979.212 986.986 994.757
155 912.138 920.009 927.873 935.732 943.584 951.431 959.271 967.105 974.932 982.754 990.569
160 907.293 915.236 923.170 931.095 939.010 946.917 954.815 962.704 970.585 978.456 986.318
165 902.353 910.372 918.379 926.374 934.357 942.329 950.288 958.235 966.171 974.094 982.006
170 897.318 905.418 913.503 921.573 929.628 937.667 945.691 953.700 961.693 969.671 977.634
175 892.191 900.378 908.546 916.694 924.824 932.935 941.027 949.100 957.154 965.189 973.205
180 886.975 895.253 903.508 911.740 919.949 928.135 936.298 944.438 952.556 960.650 968.722

Variation in kinematic viscosity [10-6 m²/s] as a function of temperature [°C] and salinity [ppt]

Salinity [ppt]
T [°C] 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
10 1.290 1.303 1.317 1.334 1.353 1.375 1.398 1.423 1.450 1.480 1.511
15 1.133 1.144 1.158 1.173 1.191 1.210 1.230 1.253 1.277 1.303 1.330
20 1.003 1.014 1.026 1.041 1.056 1.073 1.092 1.112 1.134 1.156 1.180
25 0.894 0.905 0.917 0.930 0.944 0.960 0.977 0.995 1.014 1.034 1.056
30 0.804 0.813 0.824 0.837 0.850 0.864 0.879 0.896 0.913 0.931 0.951
 35 0.727 0.736 0.746 0.757 0.770 0.783 0.797 0.812 0.828 0.844 0.862
40 0.661 0.670 0.679 0.690 0.701 0.713 0.726 0.740 0.754 0.769 0.785
45 0.604 0.613 0.622 0.632 0.642 0.653 0.665 0.678 0.691 0.705 0.720
50 0.555 0.563 0.572 0.581 0.591 0.602 0.613 0.624 0.637 0.649 0.663
55 0.513 0.520 0.528 0.537 0.547 0.556 0.567 0.577 0.589 0.601 0.613
60 0.475 0.483 0.490 0.499 0.507 0.517 0.526 0.536 0.547 0.558 0.569
65 0.442 0.449 0.457 0.465 0.473 0.482 0.491 0.500 0.510 0.520 0.531
70 0.413 0.420 0.427 0.435 0.443 0.451 0.459 0.468 0.477 0.487 0.497
75 0.388 0.394 0.401 0.408 0.415 0.423 0.431 0.440 0.448 0.457 0.466
80 0.365 0.371 0.377 0.384 0.391 0.399 0.406 0.414 0.422 0.430 0.439
85 0.344 0.350 0.356 0.363 0.369 0.376 0.384 0.391 0.399 0.407 0.415
90 0.325 0.331 0.337 0.343 0.350 0.357 0.363 0.370 0.378 0.385 0.393
95 0.309 0.314 0.320 0.326 0.332 0.339 0.345 0.352 0.359 0.366 0.373
100 0.293 0.299 0.304 0.310 0.316 0.322 0.328 0.335 0.341 0.348 0.355
105 0.280 0.285 0.290 0.296 0.302 0.307 0.313 0.319 0.326 0.332 0.338
110 0.267 0.272 0.278 0.283 0.288 0.294 0.300 0.305 0.311 0.317 0.324
115 0.256 0.261 0.266 0.271 0.276 0.282 0.287 0.293 0.298 0.304 0.310
120 0.245 0.250 0.255 0.260 0.265 0.270 0.275 0.281 0.286 0.292 0.297
125 0.236 0.240 0.245 0.250 0.255 0.260 0.265 0.270 0.275 0.280 0.286
130 0.227 0.232 0.236 0.241 0.245 0.250 0.255 0.260 0.265 0.270 0.275
135 0.219 0.223 0.228 0.232 0.237 0.241 0.246 0.251 0.256 0.260 0.265
140 0.212 0.216 0.220 0.224 0.229 0.233 0.238 0.242 0.247 0.252 0.256
145 0.205 0.209 0.213 0.217 0.221 0.226 0.230 0.234 0.239 0.243 0.248
150 0.198 0.202 0.206 0.210 0.214 0.219 0.223 0.227 0.231 0.236 0.240
155 0.192 0.196 0.200 0.204 0.208 0.212 0.216 0.220 0.224 0.229 0.233
160 0.187 0.191 0.194 0.198 0.202 0.206 0.210 0.214 0.218 0.222 0.226
165 0.182 0.185 0.189 0.193 0.196 0.200 0.204 0.208 0.212 0.216 0.220
170 0.177 0.180 0.184 0.188 0.191 0.195 0.199 0.202 0.206 0.210 0.214
175 0.173 0.176 0.179 0.183 0.186 0.190 0.194 0.197 0.201 0.205 0.208
180 0.168 0.172 0.175 0.178 0.182 0.185 0.189 0.192 0.196 0.199 0.203
 110 120 130 140 150 160
1085.734 1093.781 1101.881 1110.034 1118.241 1126.500
1084.103 1092.073 1100.093 1108.161 1116.279 1124.445
1082.355 1090.256 1098.202 1106.192 1114.227 1122.307
1080.493 1088.330 1096.208 1104.128 1112.088 1120.090
1078.518 1086.298 1094.115 1101.969 1109.862 1117.792
1076.433 1084.161 1091.923 1099.719 1107.551 1115.417
1074.240 1081.921 1089.634 1097.378 1105.155 1112.963
1071.940 1079.580 1087.249 1094.948 1102.676 1110.433
1069.536 1077.140 1084.771 1092.429 1100.115 1107.827
1067.029 1074.602 1082.201 1089.825 1097.473 1105.147
1064.421 1071.969 1079.540 1087.135 1094.752 1102.393
1061.715 1069.242 1076.791 1084.361 1091.953 1099.566
1058.912 1066.424 1073.955 1081.506 1089.076 1096.667
1056.015 1063.515 1071.033 1078.569 1086.124 1093.698
1053.025 1060.517 1068.027 1075.553 1083.097 1090.658
1049.944 1057.433 1064.939 1072.460 1079.997 1087.550
1046.774 1054.264 1061.770 1069.290 1076.824 1084.373
1043.517 1051.013 1058.522 1066.044 1073.580 1081.130
1040.176 1047.680 1055.197 1062.726 1070.267 1077.820
1036.751 1044.268 1051.796 1059.335 1066.885 1074.446
1033.246 1040.778 1048.321 1055.873 1063.435 1071.007
1029.661 1037.213 1044.773 1052.342 1059.919 1067.505
1026.000 1033.574 1041.155 1048.743 1056.338 1063.941
1022.263 1029.862 1037.467 1045.077 1052.694 1060.316
1018.454 1026.081 1033.712 1041.347 1048.986 1056.630
1014.573 1022.230 1029.890 1037.553 1045.218 1052.885
1010.623 1018.314 1026.005 1033.696 1041.389 1049.082
1006.606 1014.332 1022.056 1029.779 1037.501 1045.221
1002.524 1010.287 1018.047 1025.803 1033.555 1041.304
998.378 1006.181 1013.978 1021.769 1029.553 1037.331
994.171 1002.016 1009.851 1017.678 1025.496 1033.304
989.905 997.793 1005.669 1013.532 1021.384 1029.224
985.582 993.514 1001.431 1009.333 1017.219 1025.091
981.203 989.181 997.141 1005.081 1013.003 1020.906
976.770 984.796 992.799 1000.779 1008.736 1016.670

110 120 130

1.544 1.578 1.615
1.359 1.389 1.421
1.206 1.233 1.260
1.078 1.102 1.127
0.971 0.992 1.014
0.880 0.899 0.919
0.802 0.819 0.837
0.735 0.750 0.766
0.676 0.691 0.705
0.625 0.639 0.652
0.581 0.593 0.605
0.541 0.553 0.564
0.507 0.517 0.528
0.476 0.485 0.495
0.448 0.457 0.466
0.423 0.431 0.440
0.400 0.408 0.417
0.380 0.388 0.395
0.362 0.369 0.376
0.345 0.352 0.359
0.330 0.336 0.343
0.316 0.322 0.328
0.303 0.309 0.315
0.291 0.297 0.302
0.280 0.286 0.291
0.270 0.275 0.281
0.261 0.266 0.271
0.253 0.257 0.262
0.245 0.249 0.254
0.237 0.241 0.246
0.230 0.234 0.239
0.224 0.228 0.232
0.218 0.222 0.225
0.212 0.216 0.219
0.207 0.210 0.214
 Density as a function of Salinity and Temperature
1150.000

1125.000
150
ppt

1100.000
Density r [kg/m³]

1075.000

1050.000

1025.000

0 ppt Sal = 150 ppt

1000.000
Sal = 130 ppt

975.000 Sal = 110 ppt

Sal = 90 ppt

950.000 Sal = 70 ppt

Sal = 50 ppt
925.000 Sal = 30 ppt

Sal = 10 ppt
900.000
Sal = 0 ppt

875.000
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180

Temperature T [°C]
Kinematic Viscosity n [10-6 m²/s]
Kinematic Viscosity as a function of Salinity and Temperature
1.800

1.600

1.400

1.200

1.000

0.800

0.600

Sal = 120 ppt

0.400 Sal = 90 ppt

Sal = 60 ppt
Sal = 30 ppt
0.200
Sal = 0 ppt

0.000
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180

Temperature T [°C]
 SEAWATER DENSITY CALCULATOR
Salinity = 0 - 42 ppt

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

Salinity: Sal = 10.00 ppt 0 £ Sal < 42 ppt

Temperature: T= 10.00 °C 0 £ T £ 40 °C

Density: r= 1007.501 kg/m³

source:
Calculations are based on the "One Atmosphere Int. Equation of State of SW" (UNESCO, 1980)
Dynamic Viscosity of Seawater (Sündermann, 1986)

mw (20°C) = 1.002*10-3 kg/(m*s)

Valid for salinities between 0 and 40 ppt and temperatures between 5 and 25°C.

temperature: T = 20.00 °C
salinity: S = 0.00 ppt
r= 998.011 kg/m³

mw = 1.002E-03 kg/(m*s)
A= 1.144E-03
B= 3.251E-03
Cl = 0.000E+00

dynamic viscosity: m sw = 1.002E-03 kg/(m*s)

kinematic viscosity: n sw = 1.004E-06 m²/s (with nsw = msw /r )