About IAPWS

The International Association for the Properties of Water and Steam (IAPWS) is a non-profit association of national organizations concerned with the properties of water and steam, particularly thermophysical properties, cycle chemistry guidelines, and other aspects of high-temperature steam, water and aqueous mixtures relevant to thermal power cycles and other industrial and scientific applications. IAPWS objectives are:

• To provide internationally accepted formulations for the properties of light and heavy steam, water and selected aqueous solutions for scientific and industrial applications. These can be found in the Releases and Guidelines section of this website.
• To provide technical guidance, obtained by international consensus of experts, on cycle chemistry and technology for steam power cycles in fossil and combined cycle plants and other industrial applications. These are issued in IAPWS Technical Guidance Documents.
• To define research needs and promote and coordinate research on steam, water and selected aqueous systems important in thermal power cycles.
• To collect and evaluate the resulting data and to communicate the findings.
• To provide an international forum for exchange of experiences, ideas and results of research on high-temperature aqueous media

IAPWS is organized as an association of member countries (or groups of countries). An Executive Committee, consisting of the official representatives of all members, conducts the general business at an annual meeting. IAPWS is governed by a set of Statutes and Bylaws. IAPWS does not endorse or promote commercial products or entities; see the By-Laws for restrictions on the use of the IAPWS name and logo for commercial purposes.

Interested individuals, whether or not they reside in a member country of IAPWS, are welcome to participate in the various IAPWS Working Groups.