def calc_thermal_conductivity(temperature):
    """
    Calculates the thermal conductivity of water as a function of temperature based on a fit proposed in:

    :param temperature: in K
    :return: thermal conductivity in W/(m*K)

    ... Standard Reference Data for the Thermal Conductivity of Water
    Ramires, Nagasaka, et al.
    1994

    """

    return 0.6065 * (-1.48445 + 4.12292 * temperature / 298.15 - 1.63866 * (temperature / 298.15) ** 2)