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  <h1>What is CoolProp?</h1>

  <p>CoolProp is an open-source, cross-platform, free property database based in C++ that includes pure fluids, pseudo-pure fluids, and humid air properties.  </p>
  
  <h1> Languages/Environments Supported </h1>
  
  <ul>
  <li> System library (C and C++), 
  <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/coolprop/files/CoolProp/4.1.2/Python"> Python (2.x, 3.x) </a>, 
  <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/coolprop/files/CoolProp/4.1.2/Modelica"> Modelica </a>, 
  <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/coolprop/files/CoolProp/4.1.2/Labview"> Labview </a>, 
  <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/coolprop/files/CoolProp/4.1.2/MATLAB"> MATLAB </a>, 
  <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/coolprop/files/CoolProp/4.1.2/EES"> EES </a>, 
  <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/coolprop/files/CoolProp/4.1.2/Octave"> Octave </a>, 
  <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/coolprop/files/CoolProp/4.1.2/Excel and DLL"> Microsoft Excel </a>, 
  <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/coolprop/files/CoolProp/4.1.2/C%23"> C# </a>,
  <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/coolprop/files/CoolProp/4.1.2/MathCAD"> MathCAD </a>,
  <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/coolprop/files/CoolProp/4.1.2/Java"> Java </a>,
  <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/coolprop/files/CoolProp/4.1.2/Javascript"> Javascript </a>
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  <li> Preliminary wrappers exist for Fortran,  <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/coolprop/files/CoolProp/4.1.2/Maple"> Maple </a>,  
                                                <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/coolprop/files/CoolProp/4.1.2/Mathematica"> Mathematica </a>,  
                                                <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/coolprop/files/CoolProp/4.1.2/Scilab"> Scilab </a> and VB.net </li>
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  <li> Windows (XP, 7, 8?), Mac OSX, Linux/Unix (Ubuntu and friends) </li>
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<p> To get CoolProp head to <a href="HowGetIt.html">Downloads</a> or check out <a href="examples/examples.html">the examples</a>

<h1> Documentation </h1>

<p> Changelog is <a href="changelog.html"> here </a>

<p> Documentation is <a href="contents.html"> here </a>  </p>

<p> C++ documentation (doxygen) is <a href="_static/doxygen/html/index.html"> here </a>

<p> As of February 2014, 114 <a href="FluidInformation.html#coolprop-fluid-information"> pure and pseudo-pure fluids </a>  are included as well as 50 <a href="FluidInformation.html#incompressible-liquids">incompressible liquids</a>.

<h1> Getting Help </h1>

<p> If you have found a problem with CoolProp, please file a ticket at <a href="https://github.com/ibell/coolprop/issues"> CoolProp support ticket </a> and we will do our best for a speedy response (usually less than 24 hours)

<p> You can also join the Google group: <a href="https://groups.google.com/d/forum/coolprop-users">coolprop-users@googlegroups.com</a> </p>

<h1> Main Developers </h1>

The primary developers are:

<p> <a href="mailto:ian.h.bell@gmail.com"> Ian Bell </a>, <a href="mailto:squoilin@ulg.ac.be"> Sylvain Quoilin </a>, <a href="mailto:vincent.lemort@ulg.ac.be"> Vincent Lemort </a>, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
<p> <a href="mailto:jowr@mek.dtu.dk"> Jorrit Wronski </a>, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark

<h1> Supporters </h1>
<a href="http://www.labothap.ulg.ac.be/"><img src="_static/labothap.png" height="100px"></img></a>
<a href="https://engineering.purdue.edu/Herrick/index.html"><img src="_static/herrick.png" height = "100px"></img></a></br>
<a href="http://maplesoft.com/index.aspx"><img src="_static/maplesoft_logo.png"></img></a>
<a href="http://www.orcnext.be/"><img src="_static/logo_ORCNext.jpg"></img></a>

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