Design Institute for Physical Properties (DIPPR)
Celebrating its 30th Anniversary in November 2008, DIPPR has been active longer than any other sponsored research group of AIChE.
What We Do: The Design Institute for Physical Properties (DIPPR) is the world's best source of critically evaluated thermophysical and environmental property data. Data and estimation methods developed in DIPPR projects are used by leading chemical, petroleum, and pharmaceutical companies throughout the world.
Mission: To be the world's best source of critically evaluated thermophysical and environmental, safety, and health property data.
Vision: Fill the need for property data required by the industries which produce and use chemicals.
DIPPR Compiles - DIPPR collects data from a wide range or sources; evaluates them critically; compares them with other values; and stores them in an easily accessible form.
DIPPR Correlates - DIPPR correlates the evaluated data emphasizing thermodynamic consistency, accurate reproduction of the values, and reasonable extrapolation.
DIPPR Measures - When property values needed by DIPPR members are not found in the literature, they can be measured in DIPPR projects. These data are added to the DIPPR databases to replace, improve, and extend existing estimations.
DIPPR Disseminates - After a period of exclusive use by members, DIPPR data are made available for public dissemination. Dissemination is via hard copy publications, computer programs and databases on diskettes and on-line, and multimedia. Revenues from distribution of results provide a substantial part of the total DIPPR budget.
History: The formation of DIPPR and the people responsible for its success.