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Example C program written by:

Chris Muzny
N.I.S.T.
Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory
Physical and Chemical Properties of Fluids Division
(303) 497-5549
chris.muzny@nist.gov

//This program demonstrates explicitly linking the subroutines available in

// refprop.dll. In order to link this code refprop1.h
// must be available in the current directory. When executing refprop.dll must be in
the dll
// search path (current directory and $PATH).
#include <windows.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include "refprop1.h"

// Some constants...
const
const
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long
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refpropcharlength=255;
filepathlength=255;
lengthofreference=3;
errormessagelength=255;
ncmax=20;
// Note: ncmax is the max number of components
numparams=72;
maxcoefs=50;

int main(int argc, char* argv[])

{
// First create a pointer to an instance of the library
// Then have windows load the library.
HINSTANCE RefpropdllInstance;
//This looks only in the current directory for refprop.dll
RefpropdllInstance = LoadLibrary("./refprop.dll");
// Then get pointers into the dll to the actual functions.
ABFL1dll = (fp_ABFL1dllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"ABFL1dll");
ABFL2dll = (fp_ABFL2dllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"ABFL2dll");
ACTVYdll = (fp_ACTVYdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"ACTVYdll");
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AGdll = (fp_AGdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"AGdll");

CCRITdll = (fp_CCRITdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"CCRITdll");
CP0dll = (fp_CP0dllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"CP0dll");
CRITPdll = (fp_CRITPdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"CRITPdll");
CSATKdll = (fp_CSATKdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"CSATKdll");
CV2PKdll = (fp_CV2PKdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"CV2PKdll");
CVCPKdll = (fp_CVCPKdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"CVCPKdll");
CVCPdll = (fp_CVCPdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"CVCPdll");
DBDTdll = (fp_DBDTdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"DBDTdll");
DBFL1dll = (fp_DBFL1dllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"DBFL1dll");
DBFL2dll = (fp_DBFL2dllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"DBFL2dll");
DDDPdll = (fp_DDDPdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"DDDPdll");
DDDTdll = (fp_DDDTdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"DDDTdll");
DEFLSHdll = (fp_DEFLSHdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"DEFLSHdll");
DHD1dll = (fp_DHD1dllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"DHD1dll");
DHFLSHdll = (fp_DHFLSHdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"DHFLSHdll");
DIELECdll = (fp_DIELECdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"DIELECdll");
DOTFILLdll = (fp_DOTFILLdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"DOTFILLdll");
DPDD2dll = (fp_DPDD2dllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"DPDD2dll");
DPDDKdll = (fp_DPDDKdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"DPDDKdll");
DPDDdll = (fp_DPDDdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"DPDDdll");
DPDTKdll = (fp_DPDTKdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"DPDTKdll");
DPDTdll = (fp_DPDTdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"DPDTdll");
DPTSATKdll = (fp_DPTSATKdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"DPTSATKdll");
DSFLSHdll = (fp_DSFLSHdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"DSFLSHdll");
ENTHALdll = (fp_ENTHALdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"ENTHALdll");
ENTROdll = (fp_ENTROdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"ENTROdll");
ESFLSHdll = (fp_ESFLSHdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"ESFLSHdll");
FGCTYdll = (fp_FGCTYdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"FGCTYdll");
FPVdll = (fp_FPVdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"FPVdll");
GERG04dll = (fp_GERG04dllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"GERG04dll");
GETFIJdll = (fp_GETFIJdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"GETFIJdll");
GETKTVdll = (fp_GETKTVdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"GETKTVdll");
GIBBSdll = (fp_GIBBSdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"GIBBSdll");
HSFLSHdll = (fp_HSFLSHdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"HSFLSHdll");
INFOdll = (fp_INFOdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"INFOdll");
LIMITKdll = (fp_LIMITKdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"LIMITKdll");
LIMITSdll = (fp_LIMITSdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"LIMITSdll");
LIMITXdll = (fp_LIMITXdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"LIMITXdll");
MELTPdll = (fp_MELTPdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"MELTPdll");
MELTTdll = (fp_MELTTdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"MELTTdll");
MLTH2Odll = (fp_MLTH2OdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"MLTH2Odll");
NAMEdll = (fp_NAMEdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"NAMEdll");
PDFL1dll = (fp_PDFL1dllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"PDFL1dll");
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PDFLSHdll = (fp_PDFLSHdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"PDFLSHdll");

PEFLSHdll = (fp_PEFLSHdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"PEFLSHdll");
PHFL1dll = (fp_PHFL1dllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"PHFL1dll");
PHFLSHdll = (fp_PHFLSHdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"PHFLSHdll");
PQFLSHdll = (fp_PQFLSHdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"PQFLSHdll");
PREOSdll = (fp_PREOSdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"PREOSdll");
PRESSdll = (fp_PRESSdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"PRESSdll");
PSFL1dll = (fp_PSFL1dllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"PSFL1dll");
PSFLSHdll = (fp_PSFLSHdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"PSFLSHdll");
PUREFLDdll = (fp_PUREFLDdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"PUREFLDdll");
QMASSdll = (fp_QMASSdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"QMASSdll");
QMOLEdll = (fp_QMOLEdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"QMOLEdll");
SATDdll = (fp_SATDdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"SATDdll");
SATEdll = (fp_SATEdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"SATEdll");
SATHdll = (fp_SATHdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"SATHdll");
SATPdll = (fp_SATPdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"SATPdll");
SATSdll = (fp_SATSdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"SATSdll");
SATTdll = (fp_SATTdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"SATTdll");
SETAGAdll = (fp_SETAGAdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"SETAGAdll");
SETKTVdll = (fp_SETKTVdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"SETKTVdll");
SETMIXdll = (fp_SETMIXdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"SETMIXdll");
SETMODdll = (fp_SETMODdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"SETMODdll");
SETREFdll = (fp_SETREFdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"SETREFdll");
SETUPdll = (fp_SETUPdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"SETUPdll");
SPECGRdll = (fp_SPECGRdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"SPECGRdll");
SUBLPdll = (fp_SUBLPdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"SUBLPdll");
SUBLTdll = (fp_SUBLTdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"SUBLTdll");
SURFTdll = (fp_SURFTdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"SURFTdll");
SURTENdll = (fp_SURTENdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"SURTENdll");
TDFLSHdll = (fp_TDFLSHdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"TDFLSHdll");
TEFLSHdll = (fp_TEFLSHdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"TEFLSHdll");
THERM0dll = (fp_THERM0dllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"THERM0dll");
THERM2dll = (fp_THERM2dllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"THERM2dll");
THERM3dll = (fp_THERM3dllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"THERM3dll");
THERMdll = (fp_THERMdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"THERMdll");
THFLSHdll = (fp_THFLSHdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"THFLSHdll");
TPFLSHdll = (fp_TPFLSHdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"TPFLSHdll");
TPRHOdll = (fp_TPRHOdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"TPRHOdll");
TQFLSHdll = (fp_TQFLSHdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"TQFLSHdll");
TRNPRPdll = (fp_TRNPRPdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"TRNPRPdll");
TSFLSHdll = (fp_TSFLSHdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"TSFLSHdll");
VIRBdll = (fp_VIRBdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"VIRBdll");
VIRCdll = (fp_VIRCdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"VIRCdll");
WMOLdll = (fp_WMOLdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"WMOLdll");
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XMASSdll = (fp_XMASSdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"XMASSdll");

XMOLEdll = (fp_XMOLEdllTYPE) GetProcAddress(RefpropdllInstance,"XMOLEdll");

// Now use the functions.

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Refprop variables that need to be defined

nc = Number of components in the mixture
x[NumberOfComponentsInMixtures] = Mole fraction of each component
ierr = An integer flag defining an error
hf[] = a character array defining the fluids in a mixture
hrf[] = a character array denoting the reference state
herr[] = a character array for storing a string - Error message
hfmix[] a character array defining the path to the mixture file
double x[ncmax],xliq[ncmax],xvap[ncmax],f[ncmax];
long i,ierr;
char hf[refpropcharlength*ncmax], hrf[lengthofreference+1],
herr[errormessagelength+1],hfmix[refpropcharlength+1];

//Exlicitely set the fluid file PATH

//char *FLD_PATH;
//FLD_PATH = "C:\\Program Files\\REFPROP\\fluids\\";
//
strcpy(hf,FLD_PATH);
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strcpy(hfmix,FLD_PATH);
//...initialize the program and set the pure fluid component name
//i=1;
//strcpy(hf,"nitrogen.fld");
//strcpy(hfmix,"hmx.bnc");
//strcpy(hrf,"DEF");
//strcpy(herr,"Ok");
//...For a mixture, use the following setup instead of the lines above.
// Use "|" as the file name delimiter for mixtures
i=3;
strcpy(hf,"nitrogen.fld");
strcat(hf,"|argon.fld");
strcat(hf,"|oxygen.fld");
strcpy(hfmix,"hmx.bnc");
strcpy(hrf,"DEF");
strcpy(herr,"Ok");
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x[0]=.7812;
x[1]=.0092;
x[2]=.2096;

//Air composition

//...Call SETUP to initialize the program

SETUPdll(i, hf, hfmix, hrf, ierr, herr,
refpropcharlength*ncmax,refpropcharlength,
lengthofreference,errormessagelength);
if (ierr != 0) printf("%s\n",herr);
double wm,ttp,tnbp,tc,pc,dc,zc,acf,dip,rgas;
long info_index=1;
INFOdll(info_index,wm,ttp,tnbp,tc,pc,dc,zc,acf,dip,rgas);
printf("WM,ACF,DIP,TTP,TNBP
nbp);

%10.4f,%10.4f,%10.4f,%10.4f,%10.4f\n",wm,acf,dip,ttp,t

printf("TC,PC,DC,RGAS
%10.4f,%10.4f,%10.4f,%10.4f,%10.4f\n",tc,pc,dc,rgas);
//...Calculate molecular weight of a mixture
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wm=WMOLdll(x)
//...Get saturation properties given t,x; for i=1: x is liquid phase
//.....
for i=2: x is vapor phase
double t=100.0;
double p,dl,dv;
SATTdll(t,x,i,p,dl,dv,xliq,xvap,ierr,herr,errormessagelength);
printf("P,Dl,Dv,xl[0],xv[0]
%10.4f,%10.4f,%10.4f,%10.4f,%10.4f\n",p,dl,dv,xliq[0],xva
p[0]);
i=2;
SATTdll(t,x,i,p,dl,dv,xliq,xvap,ierr,herr,errormessagelength);
printf("P,Dl,Dv,xl[0],xv[0]
p[0]);

%10.4f,%10.4f,%10.4f,%10.4f,%10.4f\n",p,dl,dv,xliq[0],xva

//...Calculate saturation properties at a given p. i is same as SATT

i=2;
SATPdll(p,x,i,t,dl,dv,xliq,xvap,ierr,herr,errormessagelength);
printf("T,Dl,Dv,xl(1),xv(1)
p[0]);

%10.4f,%10.4f,%10.4f,%10.4f,%10.4f\n",t,dl,dv,xliq[0],xva

//...Other saturation routines are given in SAT_SUB.FOR

t=300.0;
p=20000.0;
//...Calculate d from t,p,x
//...If phase is known: (j=1: Liquid, j=2: Vapor)
long j=1;
double d,q,e,h,s,cv,cp,w,b,c,
dpdrho,d2pdd2,dpdt,dhdt_d,dhdt_p,dhdp_t,dhdp_d,
sigma,dhdd_t,dhdd_p,eta,tcx,pp,tt,hjt,h1,dd;
long tmp_int=0;
TPRHOdll(t,p,x,j,tmp_int,d,ierr,herr,errormessagelength);
printf("T,P,D
%10.4f,%10.4f,%10.4f\n",t,p,d);
//...If phase is not known, call TPFLSH
//...Calls to TPFLSH are much slower than TPRHO since SATT must be called first.
//.....(If two phase, quality is returned as q)
TPFLSHdll(t,p,x,d,dl,dv,xliq,xvap,q,e,h,s,cv,cp,w,ierr,herr,errormessagelength);
printf("T,P,D,H,CP
%10.4f,%10.4f,%10.4f,%10.4f,%10.4f\n",t,p,d,h,cp);
//...Calculate pressure (p), internal energy (e), enthalpy (h), entropy (s),
//.....isochoric (cv) and isobaric (cp) heat capacities, speed of sound (w),
//.....and Joule-Thomson coefficient (hjt) from t,d,x
//.....(subroutines THERM2 and THERM3 contain more properties, see PROP_SUB.FOR)
THERMdll(t,d,x,p,e,h,s,cv,cp,w,hjt);
//...Calculate pressure
PRESSdll(t,d,x,p);
//...Calculate fugacity
FGCTYdll(t,d,x,f);
//...Calculate second and third virial coefficients
VIRBdll (t,x,b);
VIRCdll (t,x,c);
printf("F,B,C
%10.4f,%10.4f,%10.4f\n",f[0],b,c);
//...Calculate the derivatives: dP/dD, d^2P/dD^2, dP/dT (D indicates density)
//...(dD/dP, dD/dT, and dB/dT are also available, see PROP_SUB.FOR)
DPDDdll (t,d,x,dpdrho);
DPDD2dll (t,d,x,d2pdd2);
DPDTdll (t,d,x,dpdt);
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printf("dP/dD,d2P/dD2,dP/dT

%10.4f,%10.4f,%10.4f\n",dpdrho,d2pdd2,dpdt);

//...Calculate derivatives of enthalpy with respect to T, P, and D

DHD1dll(t,d,x,dhdt_d,dhdt_p,dhdd_t,dhdd_p,dhdp_t,dhdp_d);
printf("Enthalpy derivatives %10.4f,%10.4f,%10.4f,%10.4f,%10.4f\n",
dhdt_d,dhdt_p,dhdd_t,dhdd_p/1000.0,dhdp_t);
//...Calculate surface tension
SURFTdll (t,dl,x,sigma,ierr,herr,errormessagelength);
printf("T,SURF. TN.
%10.4f,%10.4f\n",t,sigma);
//...Calculate viscosity (eta) and thermal conductivity (tcx)
TRNPRPdll (t,d,x,eta,tcx,ierr,herr,errormessagelength);
printf("VIS.,TH.CND.
%10.4f,%10.4f\n",eta,tcx*1000.0);
//...General property calculation with inputs of t,d,x
TDFLSHdll
(t,d,x,pp,dl,dv,xliq,xvap,q,e,h1,s,cv,cp,w,ierr,herr,errormessagelength);
printf("T, D, P from TDFLSH
%10.4f,%10.4f,%10.4f\n",t,d,pp/1000.0);
//...General property calculation with inputs of p,d,x
PDFLSHdll
(p,d,x,tt,dl,dv,xliq,xvap,q,e,h1,s,cv,cp,w,ierr,herr,errormessagelength);
printf("T, D, P from PDFLSH
%10.4f,%10.4f,%10.4f\n",tt,d,p/1000.0);
//...General property calculation with inputs of p,h,x
PHFLSHdll
(p,h,x,tt,dd,dl,dv,xliq,xvap,q,e,s,cv,cp,w,ierr,herr,errormessagelength);
printf("T, D, P from PHFLSH
%10.4f,%10.4f,%10.4f\n",tt,dd,p/1000.0);
//...General property calculation with inputs of p,s,x
PSFLSHdll
(p,s,x,tt,dd,dl,dv,xliq,xvap,q,e,h1,cv,cp,w,ierr,herr,errormessagelength);
printf("T, D, P from PSFLSH
%10.4f,%10.4f,%10.4f\n",tt,dd,p/1000.0);
//...General property calculation with inputs of d,h,x
DHFLSHdll
(d,h,x,tt,pp,dl,dv,xliq,xvap,q,e,s,cv,cp,w,ierr,herr,errormessagelength);
printf("T, D, P from DHFLSH
%10.4f,%10.4f,%10.4f\n",tt,d,pp/1000.0);
//...General property calculation with inputs of t,h,x
//
kr--flag specifying desired root for multi-valued inputs:
//
1=return lower density root
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2=return higher density root
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long kr=1;
THFLSHdll (t,h,x,
kr,pp,dd,dl,dv,xliq,xvap,q,e,s,cv,cp,w,ierr,herr,errormessagelength);
printf("T, D, P from THFLSH
%10.4f,%10.4f,%10.4f\n",t,dd,pp/1000.0);
//...Other general property calculation routines are given in FLSH_SUB.FOR
//...and FLASH2.FOR
//...Calculate melting pressure
t=100.0;
MELTTdll (t,x,p,ierr,herr,errormessagelength);
printf("Melting pressure(MPa) %10.4f,%10.4f\n",p/1000.0,t);
//...Calculate melting temperature
MELTPdll (p,x,tt,ierr,herr,errormessagelength);
printf("Melting temperature(K)%10.4f,%10.4f\n",tt,p/1000.0);
//...Calculate sublimation pressure
t=200.0;
SUBLTdll (t,x,p,ierr,herr,errormessagelength);
printf("Sublimation pr.(kPa) %10.4f,%10.4f\n",p,t);
//...Calculate sublimation temperature
SUBLPdll (p,x,tt,ierr,herr,errormessagelength);
printf("Sublimation temp.(K) %10.4f,%10.4f\n",tt,p);
//...Get limits of the equations and check if t,d,p is a valid point
//...Equation of state
//
call LIMITK ('EOS',1,t,d,p,tmin,tmax,Dmax,pmax,ierr,herr)
//...Viscosity equation
//
call LIMITK ('ETA',1,t,d,p,tmin,tmax,Dmax,pmax,ierr,herr)
//...Thermal conductivity equation
//
call LIMITK ('TCX',1,t,d,p,tmin,tmax,Dmax,pmax,ierr,herr)
//...Other routines are given in UTILITY.FOR
return 0;
}
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