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Thinking Like an Engineer

Stephan, Bowman, Park, Sill, Ohland


Copyright 2013 Pearson Prentice-Hall, Inc.

Density

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Density
Density is shown as Greek letter rho, .
Density = mass (m) of an object divided by the

volume (V) the object occupies.


Typical units:
grams / cubic centimeter [g / cm3] pounds-mass / cubic foot [lbm / ft3]

m V

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Density of water water = 1000 kg / m3


= 1 kg / L = 1 g / cm3 = 1.94 slugs / ft3 = 62.4 lbm / ft3
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Specific Gravity
Relation between density of object & density of water

Density of the Object Specific Gravity Density of Water


Specific Gravity (SG) is dimensionless & unitless
Can be used in ANY unit system depending on

choice of density of water units


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Example

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If the specific gravity of acetone is 0.787, what is the density of acetone in units of grams per cubic centimeter? Assume density of water = 1 g / cm
Density of acetone = (SG) (density of water) = (0.787) (1 g / cm) = 0.787 g / cm

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If the specific gravity of octane is 0.921, what is the density of octane in units of kilograms per cubic meter? Assume density of water = 1000 kg / m3
Density of octane = (SG) (density of water) = (0.921) (1000 kg / m)
= 921 kg / m

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If the specific gravity of octane is 0.921, what is the density of octane in units of pounds-mass per cubic foot? Assume density of water = 62.4 lbm / ft3
Density of octane = (SG) (density of water) = (0.921) (62.4 lbm / ft)
= 57.5 lbm / ft

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Which of the following quantities has the highest density? (A) Fluid A SG =1.025 (B) Fluid B = 0.9 g / cm3 (C) Fluid C = 750 kg / m3 (D) Fluid D = 80 lbm / ft3
Answer: D = Fluid D (SG = 1.28)

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What is expected of you


Given two of the three following quantities, be able to determine the final quantity:

Density Mass Volume


Recall the common values for density of water Given specific gravity, determine the density in any required units; or given the density in any units, determine the specific gravity

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