Appendix E: Ideal Gas Properties of Air

Ideal gas properties of air are provided in Table E-1. The specific internal energy provided in Table E-1
is computed by integration of the ideal gas specific heat capacity at constant volume:
T

c T dT
v

Tref

and the specific enthalpy, h, provided in Table E-1 is computed by integration of the ideal gas specific
heat capacity at constant pressure:
T

c T dT
P

Tref

The data in Table E-1 have been obtained from EES. For temperatures between 100 K and 2000 K, the
property routines use the ideal gas specific heat capacity relations given in:
E.W. Lemmon, R.T. Jacobsen, S.G. Penoncello, and D. Friend, "Thermodynamic Properties of Air and
Mixtures of Nitrogen, Argon, and Oxygen from 60 to 2000 K at Pressures to 2000 MPa," J. Phys. Chem.
Ref. Data, Vol. 29, No. 3, (2000).
For temperatures between 2000 K and 3500 K, the thermodynamic properties are based on data from
Keenan, Chao, and Kaye, Gas Tables, Wiley, (1983). Note that these tables can be printed from the
website associated with this text, www.cambridge.org/kleinandnellis, for use during closed book
examinations.

Temp.
(K)

Table E-1: Ideal gas properties of air.

cv
cP
u
h
(kJ/kg-K) (kJ/kg-K)
(kJ/kg)
(kJ/kg)

Tref

200
220
240
260
280
300
320
340
360
380
400
420
440
460
480
500
520
540
560
580
600
620
640
660
680
700
720
740
760
780
800
820
840
860
880
900
920
940
960
980
1000
1020
1040
1060
1080
1100
1120
1140

0.7153
0.7155
0.7158
0.7162
0.7168
0.7177
0.7188
0.7202
0.7219
0.7239
0.7262
0.7289
0.7318
0.7350
0.7385
0.7423
0.7462
0.7504
0.7547
0.7592
0.7638
0.7685
0.7732
0.7780
0.7828
0.7876
0.7925
0.7973
0.8020
0.8068
0.8114
0.8160
0.8206
0.8250
0.8294
0.8337
0.8379
0.8420
0.8460
0.8500
0.8538
0.8575
0.8612
0.8648
0.8682
0.8716
0.8749
0.8782

1.002
1.003
1.003
1.003
1.004
1.005
1.006
1.007
1.009
1.011
1.013
1.016
1.019
1.022
1.026
1.029
1.033
1.037
1.042
1.046
1.051
1.055
1.060
1.065
1.070
1.075
1.079
1.084
1.089
1.094
1.098
1.103
1.108
1.112
1.116
1.121
1.125
1.129
1.133
1.137
1.141
1.145
1.148
1.152
1.155
1.159
1.162
1.165

142.7
157.0
171.3
185.6
200.0
214.3
228.7
243.1
257.5
272.0
286.5
301.0
315.6
330.3
345.0
359.8
374.7
389.7
404.7
419.9
435.1
450.4
465.8
481.3
497.0
512.7
528.5
544.4
560.3
576.4
592.6
608.9
625.3
641.7
658.3
674.9
691.6
708.4
725.3
742.2
759.3
776.4
793.6
810.8
828.2
845.6
863.0
880.6

200.1
220.2
240.2
260.3
280.3
300.4
320.5
340.7
360.8
381.0
401.3
421.6
441.9
462.3
482.8
503.3
524.0
544.7
565.5
586.3
607.3
628.4
649.5
670.8
692.1
713.6
735.1
756.8
778.5
800.3
822.2
844.3
866.4
888.6
910.8
933.2
955.7
978.2
1001
1024
1046
1069
1092
1115
1138
1161
1185
1208

cP T
T

dT

(kJ/kg-K)
5.299
5.394
5.481
5.562
5.636
5.705
5.770
5.831
5.889
5.944
5.995
6.045
6.092
6.137
6.181
6.223
6.263
6.302
6.340
6.377
6.412
6.447
6.480
6.513
6.545
6.576
6.606
6.636
6.665
6.693
6.721
6.748
6.775
6.801
6.827
6.852
6.876
6.901
6.924
6.948
6.971
6.993
7.016
7.038
7.059
7.080
7.101
7.122

Temp.
(K)

1160
1180
1200
1220
1240
1260
1280
1300
1320
1340
1360
1380
1400
1420
1440
1460
1480
1500
1520
1540
1560
1580
1600
1620
1640
1660
1680
1700
1720
1740
1760
1780
1800
1820
1840
1860
1880
1900
1920
1940
1960
1980
2000
2020
2040
2060
2080
2100

Table E-1 (continued): Ideal gas properties of air.

T
cv
cP
u
h
cP T
(kJ/kg)
(kJ/kg-K) (kJ/kg-K)
(kJ/kg)
T T dT
ref
0.8813
0.8843
0.8873
0.8902
0.8930
0.8958
0.8985
0.9011
0.9036
0.9061
0.9085
0.9109
0.9132
0.9154
0.9176
0.9197
0.9218
0.9239
0.9259
0.9278
0.9297
0.9316
0.9334
0.9352
0.9369
0.9386
0.9403
0.9419
0.9435
0.9451
0.9466
0.9481
0.9496
0.9511
0.9525
0.9539
0.9553
0.9566
0.9579
0.9592
0.9605
0.9618
0.9630
0.9633
0.9645
0.9656
0.9668
0.9679

1.168
1.171
1.174
1.177
1.180
1.183
1.185
1.188
1.191
1.193
1.196
1.198
1.200
1.202
1.205
1.207
1.209
1.211
1.213
1.215
1.217
1.219
1.220
1.222
1.224
1.226
1.227
1.229
1.231
1.232
1.234
1.235
1.237
1.238
1.240
1.241
1.242
1.244
1.245
1.246
1.248
1.249
1.250
1.250
1.252
1.253
1.254
1.255

898.2
915.8
933.5
951.3
969.1
987.0
1005
1023
1041
1059
1077
1095
1114
1132
1150
1169
1187
1206
1224
1243
1261
1280
1298
1317
1336
1355
1373
1392
1411
1430
1449
1468
1487
1506
1525
1544
1563
1582
1601
1620
1640
1659
1678
1698
1717
1736
1756
1775

1231
1255
1278
1301
1325
1349
1372
1396
1420
1444
1468
1492
1516
1540
1564
1588
1612
1636
1660
1685
1709
1733
1758
1782
1807
1831
1856
1880
1905
1929
1954
1979
2003
2028
2053
2078
2103
2127
2152
2177
2202
2227
2252
2277
2303
2328
2353
2378

(kJ/kg-K)
7.142
7.162
7.182
7.201
7.220
7.239
7.258
7.276
7.294
7.312
7.330
7.347
7.365
7.382
7.398
7.415
7.432
7.448
7.464
7.480
7.495
7.511
7.526
7.541
7.556
7.571
7.586
7.600
7.615
7.629
7.643
7.657
7.671
7.684
7.698
7.711
7.725
7.738
7.751
7.764
7.776
7.789
7.802
7.814
7.826
7.839
7.851
7.863

Temp.
(K)

2120
2140
2160
2180
2200
2220
2240
2260
2280
2300
2320
2340
2360
2380
2400
2420
2440
2460
2480
2500
2520
2540
2560
2580
2600
2650
2700
2750
2800
2850
2900
2950
3000
3050
3100
3150
3200
3250
3300
3350
3400
3450
3500

Table E-1 (continued): Ideal gas properties of air.

T
cV
cP
u
h
c p T
(kJ/kg)
(kJ/kg-K) (kJ/kg-K)
(kJ/kg)
T T dT
ref
0.9689
0.9700
0.9711
0.9721
0.9731
0.9741
0.9751
0.9761
0.9770
0.9779
0.9789
0.9798
0.9807
0.9815
0.9824
0.9833
0.9841
0.9850
0.9858
0.9866
0.9874
0.9882
0.9890
0.9897
0.9905
0.9924
0.9942
0.9960
0.9977
0.9994
1.001
1.003
1.004
1.006
1.007
1.009
1.010
1.012
1.013
1.015
1.016
1.017
1.019

1.256
1.257
1.258
1.259
1.260
1.261
1.262
1.263
1.264
1.265
1.266
1.267
1.268
1.269
1.269
1.270
1.271
1.272
1.273
1.274
1.274
1.275
1.276
1.277
1.278
1.279
1.281
1.283
1.285
1.286
1.288
1.290
1.291
1.293
1.294
1.296
1.297
1.299
1.300
1.302
1.303
1.304
1.306

1794
1814
1833
1853
1872
1891
1911
1930
1950
1970
1989
2009
2028
2048
2068
2087
2107
2127
2146
2166
2186
2206
2225
2245
2265
2314
2364
2414
2464
2514
2564
2614
2664
2714
2765
2815
2865
2916
2967
3017
3068
3119
3170

2403
2428
2453
2478
2503
2529
2554
2579
2604
2630
2655
2680
2706
2731
2756
2782
2807
2833
2858
2884
2909
2935
2960
2986
3011
3075
3139
3203
3267
3332
3396
3460
3525
3590
3654
3719
3784
3849
3914
3979
4044
4109
4174

(kJ/kg-K)
7.875
7.886
7.898
7.910
7.921
7.933
7.944
7.955
7.966
7.977
7.988
7.999
8.010
8.021
8.031
8.042
8.052
8.063
8.073
8.083
8.093
8.103
8.113
8.123
8.133
8.158
8.182
8.205
8.228
8.251
8.273
8.295
8.317
8.338
8.359
8.380
8.401
8.421
8.441
8.460
8.479
8.498
8.517