2.3.4. Standard Form of Polynomial Fits

The above equations are stated for an arbitrary-order polynomial, but the Gas-phase Kinetics package is designed by default to work with thermodynamic data in the form used in the NASA chemical equilibrium code. [6] In this case, seven coefficients are needed for each of two temperature ranges. These fits take the following form, where the temperatures are in Kelvin:

(2–29)

(2–30)

(2–31)


Note:  The Gas-phase and Surface Kinetics Pre-processors allow for additional temperature ranges. Details of the thermodynamic data format options are included in Thermodynamic Data of the Chemkin Input Manual Input Manual.