CONSTANT QUANTITIES
PROPERTIES OF WATER (STEAM)
PROPERTIES OF AIR A. Specific Heat (Cp) at Constant Temperature
A. Specific Heat (Cp) at Constant Temperature Cp = 2 kJ/kg-oK
Cp = 0.5 BTU/lb-oR
Cp = 1 kJ/kg-oK
Cp = 1.0062 kJ/kg-oK (Redeloza) C. Latent Heat of Vaporization (Lv)
Cp = 0.24 kcal/kg-oK
Cp = 0.24 BTU/lb-oR Lv = 2257 kJ/kg
Cp = 0.24 BTU/lb-oF Lv = 570 BTU/lb
B. Specific Heat (Cv) at Constant Volume
CV = 0.7186 kJ/kg-oK MACHINE FOUNDATION
CV = 0.716 kJ/kg-oK (Redeloza) A. Density of Concrete (ρconcrete)
CV = 0.171 kcal/kg-oK
ρconcrete = 2406 kg/m3
CV = 0.171 BTU/lb-oR
ρconcrete = 0.284 lb/ft3
CV = 0.171 BTU/lb-oF
B. Density of Steel (ρsteel)
C. Specific Heat Ratio (k)
ρsteel = 1.2 kg/m3
k= 1.4 (cold air)
ρsteel = 53.3 lb/ft3
k= 1.3 (hot air)
D. Gas Constant (R)
ORGANIC FUELS
R= 0.287 kJ/kg-oK
A. General Chemical Formula (Subscript - Suffix)
R= 53.3 lb-ft/lb-oR
Alkanes - CnH2n+2 -ane
E. Density(ρ) Alkenes - CnH2n -ene
Alkynes - CnH2n-2 -yne
ρ= 1.2 kg/m3
ρ= 0.0749 lb/ft3 B. Prefixes for Corresponding n-values
1 Meth- 7 Hept-
2 Eth 8 Oct-
LENGTH 3 Prop- 9 Non-
PROPERTIES OF WATER
4 But- 10 Dec-
A. Specific Heat (Cp) at Constant Temperature 5 Pent- 11 Undec-
6 Hex- 12 Dodec-
Cp = 4.187 kJ/kg-oK
Cp = 1 BTU/lb-oR C. Molecular Weights (M) of Common Gases
Carbon (C) 12 Argon (Ar)
B. Density(ρ)
Hydrogen (H) 1 Helium (He)
ρ= 1000 kg/m 3 Oxygen (O) 16 Neon (Ne)
ρ= 62.4 lb/ft3 Nitrogen (N) 14 Mercury (Hg)
Sulfur (S) 32 Ammonia (NH3) 17
C. Specific Weight (γ) Air 28.97 CO2 44
γ= 9.81 kN/m3 A. Universal Gas Constant of Any Gas
γ= 62.4 lb/ft3
8.314
R= , kJ/kg
M
PROPERTIES OF WATER (ICE)
A. Specific Heat (Cp) at Constant Temperature
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Cp = 2.09 kJ/kg-oK R= , ft-lb/lb-oR
M
Cp = 0.5 BTU/lb-oR
B. Latent Heat of Fusion (Lf)
Lf = 355 kJ/kg
Lf = 144 BTU/lb
Engr. Wilbert Berania Aclan | November 2018
GAS CONSTANTS AND SPECIFIC HEAT RATIO
SI (METRIC) UNIT ENGLISH UNIT
Specific Heat Specific Heat at Specific Heat at Specific Heat at Specific Heat at
GAS Gas Constant (R) Gas Constant (R)
Ratio (k) Constant Pressure (Cp) Constant Volume (Cv) Constant Pressure (Cp) Constant Volume (Cv)
(kJ/kg-oK) (kJ/kg-oK) (J/kg-oK) (BTU/lb-oR) (BTU/lb-oR) (ft-lb/lb-oR)
Argon (A) 1.666 0.5215 0.3152 208.17 0.1244 0.0747 38.680
Helium (He) 1.666 5.2028 3.1233 2077.67 1.2410 0.7450 386.040
Mercury (Hg) 1.666 0.1039 0.0624 41.45 0.0248 0.0148 7.703
Neon (Ne) 1.666 1.0313 0.6188 412.10 0.2460 0.1476 76.570
Air 1.400 1.0062 0.7186 287.08 0.2400 0.1714 53.342
Carbon Monoxide (CO) 1.399 1.0426 0.7454 296.92 0.2487 0.1778 55.170
Hydrogen (H2) 1.400 14.3338 10.2043 4125.52 3.4190 2.4340 766.54
Nitrogen (N2) 1.399 1.0414 0.7442 296.86 0.2484 0.1775 55.158
Oxygen (O2) 1.395 0.9198 0.6595 259.90 0.2194 0.1573 48.291
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) 1.288 0.8452 0.6561 188.96 0.2016 0.1565 35.110
Ammonia (NH3) 1.304 2.0920 1.6015 488.31 0.4990 0.3820 90.730
Methane (CH4) 1.321 2.1377 1.6187 518.45 0.5099 0.3861 96.330
Engr. Wilbert Berania Aclan | November 2018
