Specific Gas Constant
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Specific gas constant, abbreviated as R, deals with the universal gas constant which is equal to 8.314 joules per Kelvin.
specific gas constant formula
| \(\large{ R = \frac{ R^* }{ MW } }\) |
Where:
| Units | English | Metric |
| \(\large{ R }\) = specific gas constant | \(\large{\frac{lbf-ft}{lbm-R}}\) | \(\large{\frac{J}{kg-K}}\) |
| \(\large{ MW }\) = molecular weight | \(\large{\frac{lbm}{lbmol}}\) | \(\large{\frac{kg}{kmol}}\) |
| \(\large{ R^* }\) = universal gas constant | \(\large{ \frac{lbf-ft}{lbmol-R} }\) | \(\large{ \frac{J}{kmol-K} }\) |
Related Specific Gas Constant formula
| \(\large{ R = \frac {p }{\rho \; T} }\) | (Ideal Gas Law) |
Where:
\(\large{ R }\) = specific gas constant
\(\large{ \rho }\) (Greek symbol rho) = density
\(\large{ p }\) = pressure
\(\large{ T }\) = temperature
