Ideal gas law

Application to air

p v R T
P: pressure v : Specific volume R : gas constant T : Temperature [Pa] [m/kg] [J / (kg*K)] [K]

Air Air molecular mass MM = Air constant R= Rg = MM = R= Air density in normal state r= P= R= T= r=

Rg M

R : gas constant (of a particular gas) Rg : general gas constant [ J / (kmol*K)] M : molecular mass Rg = 8314.41 [kg/kmol] [ J / (kmol*K)]

V vm
V : volume m : mass [m] [kg]

p v m m R T p V m R T
v vM
V : molar volume

m / kmol

p v M M R T p v M R T

Rev. cjc. 31.01.2014

Air density (Sheet MM) kg/kmol Gauge pressure Pgauge =

r molecular mass 28.966

Rg / MM 8314.41 28.966 287.0

[ J / (kmol*K)] kg/kmol J/(kg*K)

4 Height above sea level H= 2500 Ambient temperature t= 5

bar m.a.s.l. C

Local atmospheric pressure [1]

Ploc_atm = H= Ploc_amb =
101,325* (1 -2,25577E-5 * H)^5,25588

r density in normal state P / (R*T)

2500
74.68

m.a.s.l. kPa

101,325 287.0 273.15

1.29

Pa [J/(kg*kmol) K kg/m

Absolute air pressure Pgauge + Ploc_atm P= Pgauge = 400,000 Pa Ploc_amb = P=

74,683 474,683

Pa

Pa

Absolute ambient temperature T= t + 273.15 t= 5 C T= 278.15 K Air density r= P= R= T= r=

P / (R*T)

474,683 287.0 278.15

5.95

Pa [J/(kg*kmol) K kg/m

cjc. 31.01.2014

Air constant R= Rg = MM = R=

Rg / MM 8314.41 28.966 287.0

[ J / (kmol*K)] kg/kmol J/(kg*K)

Ideal gas law

Application to nitrogen

p v R T
P: pressure v : Specific volume R : gas constant T : Temperature [Pa] [m/kg] [J / (kg*K)] [K]

Nitrogen Nitrogen molecular mass MM = Nitrogen constant R= Rg = MM = R=

Rg M

R : gas constant (of a particular gas) Rg : general gas constant [ J / (kmol*K)] M : molecular mass Rg = 8314.41 [kg/kmol] [ J / (kmol*K)]

Nitrogen density in normal st r= P= R= T= r=

V vm
V : volume m : mass [m] [kg]

p v m m R T p V m R T
v vM
V : molar volume

m / kmol

p v M M R T p v M R T

Rev. cjc. 03.07.2013

on to nitrogen

Nitrogen density (Sheet MM) kg/kmol Gauge pressure Pgauge =

trogen molecular mass 28.0134

trogen constant Rg / MM 8314.41 28.0134 296.8

[ J / (kmol*K)] kg/kmol J/(kg*K)

4 Height above sea level H= 2500 Ambient temperature t= 5

bar m.a.s.l. C

Local atmospheric pressure [1]

Ploc_atm = H= Ploc_amb =
101,325* (1 -2,25577E-5 * H)^5,25588

trogen density in normal state P / (R*T)

2500
74.68

m.a.s.l. kPa

101,325 296.8 273.15

1.25

Pa [J/(kg*kmol) K kg/m

Absolute pressure of nitrogen Pgauge + Ploc_atm P= Pgauge = 400,000 Pa Ploc_amb = P=

74,683 474,683

Pa

Pa

Absolute ambient temperature T= t + 273.15 t= 5 C T= 278.15 K Nitrogen density r= P / (R*T) P= R= T= r=

474,683 296.8 278.15

5.75

Pa [J/(kg*kmol) K kg/m

cjc. 03.07.2013

Nitrogen constant R= Rg / MM Rg = 8314.41 MM = 28.0134 R= 296.8

[ J / (kmol*K)] kg/kmol J/(kg*K)

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Molecular Weight - Gases and Vapors

Molecular mass of common gases and vapors

The molecular weight of a substance, also called molecular mass, is the mass of one molecule of that substance, relative to the unified atomic mass unit u equal to 1/12 the mass of one atom of carbon-12. Gas or Vapor Acetylene, C2H2 Air Ammonia (R-717) Argon, Ar Benzene N-Butane, C4H10 Iso-Butane (2-Metyl propane) Butadiene 1-Butene cis -2-Butene trans-2-Butene Isobutene Carbon Dioxide, CO2 Carbon Disulphide Carbon Monoxide, CO Chlorine Cyclohexane Deuterium Ethane, C2H6 Ethyl Alcohol Ethyl Chloride Ethylene, C2H4 Fluorine Helium, He N-Heptane Hexane Hydrochloric Acid Molecular kg/kmol 26.04 28.966 17.02 39.948 78.11 58.12 58.12 54.09 56.108 56.108 56.108 56.108 44.01 76.13 28.011 70.906 84.16 2.014 30.07 46.07 64.515 28.054 37.996 4.02 100.2 86.17 36.47 Gas or Vapor Hydrogen, H2 Hydrogen Chloride Hydrogen Sulfide Hydroxyl, OH Krypton Methane, CH4 Methyl Alcohol Methyl Butane Methyl Chloride Natural Gas Neon, Ne Nitric Oxide, NO2 Nitrogen, N2 Nitrous Oxide N-Octane Oxygen, O2 Ozone N-Pentane Iso-Pentane Propane, C3H8 Propylene

Molecular kg/kmol 2.016 36.461 34.076 17.01 83.8 16.044 32.04 72.15 50.488 19 20.179 30.006 28.0134 44.012 114.22 31.9988 47.998 72.15 72.15 44.097 42.08

Gas or Vapor R-11 R-12 R-22 R-114 R-123 R-134a R-611 Sulfur Sulfur Dioxide Sulfuric Oxide Toluene Xenon Water Vapor -

Molecular kg/kmol 137.37 120.92 86.48 170.93 152.93 102.03 60.05 32.02 64.06 48.1 92.13 131.3 18.02

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