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Calculators:
1. Pressure drop
2. Pipe diameter
3. Control valve size
4. Venturi tube
5. Orifice plate
6. Reynolds number
7. Air flow
8. Natural gas
9. LPG
10. Thermal energy
11. Prandtl probe

Physical propetries of gases

Availabile tables: dry air gases flue gases water steam
This table gives values of some physical properties of some gases.

GAS

Gas
density

Molar
weight

Gas
constant

Spec. heat at 20OC and 1 bar

rho

M*103

Cp

[kg/m3]

[kg/mol]

[J/kg*K]

[J/kg*K] [J/kg*K] [-]

[Pa*s] - 0OC and 1

bar

Cv

Dynamic viscosity

kapa=Cp/Cv mi*106

Acethylene

C2H2

1.171

26.04

319.6

1683

1352

1.25

9.35

Ammonia

NH3

0.771

17.03

488.3

2219

1680

1.37

9.18

Argon

Ar

1.782

39.94

208.5

532

322

1.65

20.9

Nitrogen

N2

1.251

28.02

296.7

1047

746

1.4

17

Nitrogen Oxide

NO

1.34

30.01

277.1

975

696

1.38

17.8

Butane

C4H10

2.673

58.12

143.2

1917

1733

1.108

8.1

i-Butane

C4H10

2.668

58.12

143.2

1632

7.47

Ethane

C2H6

1.357

30.06

276.7

1729

1445

1.2

8.5

Ethylene

C2H4

1.261

28.05

296.6

1528

1222

1.25

9.85

Ethyl Ether

C4H10O -

74.12

112.2

2302

286

Ethyl Chloride

C2H5Cl -

64.5

129

1340

9.4

Helium

He

0.178

4.002

2079

5274

3181

1.66

18.8

Chlor

Cl2

3.217

70.91

117.3

481

355

1.36

12

Hydrogen
Chloride

HCl

1.639

36.47

228

812

583

1.4

Oxygen

O2

1.429

32

259.9

913

653

1.4

20.3

Krypton

Kr

3.708

83.7

100.3

251

151

1.67

23.2

Xenon

Xe

5.851

131.3

63.84

159

96.3

1.7

21

Methane

CH4

0.717

16.03

518.8

2225

1700

1.31

10.3

Methyl Chloride

CH3Cl

2.308

50.48

164.8

741

582

1.28

9.89

Neon

Ne

0.9002

20.18

411.7

1038

620

1.68

29.7

Ozone

O3

2.22

48

173.4

1.29

Pentane

C5H12

72.1

115.2

1717

1575

1.09

8.74

Propane

C3H8

2.02

44.06

188.8

1863

1650

1.13

7.95

Propene

C3H6

1.914

42.05

198.8

1635

1437

1.17

8.35

Sulphur Dioxide SO2

2.927

64.06

129.8

633

503

1.25

11.7

Sulphur
Hydrogen

H2S

1.539

34.09

244.2

1059

804

1.3

11.66

Carbon Dioxide

CO2

1.976

44.01

189

837

653

1.3

13.7

Carbon
Monoxide

CO

1.25

28.01

297

1047

754

1.4

16.6

1.293

28.95

287

1010

720

1.4

17.3

0.08985

2.016

4125

14266

10130

1.407

8.42

Air
Hydrogen

H2

This table gives values of some physical properties in relation to the temperature of gases.
GAS
Nitrogen

Argon

N2

Ar

t [OC]

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

cp [kJ/kgK]

1.039

1.042

1.052

1.069

1.091

1.115

1.139

1.161 1.181

mi*106 [Pas]

16.6

20.8

24.6

28

31.1

33.9

36.6

39

41.3

lambda*103
[W/mK]

24.31

31.52

38.5

44.89

50.71

55.82

60.36

64.2

67.45

cp [kJ/kgK]

0.522

0.521

0.521

0.521

0.521

0.52

0.52

0.52

0.52

mi*106 [Pas]

21.2

27.1

32.1

36.7

41

45.22

48.7

lambda*103

16.51

21.17

25.59

29.89

33.96

37.91

39.43

[W/mK]
Butane

C4H10 cp [kJ/kgK]

1.591

2.026

2.453

2.813

3.127

3.403

3.642

mi*106 [Pas]

6.84

9.26

11.67

14.03

16.38

18.74

21.09

lambda*103

13.26

23.5

36.52

51.87

29.78

90.25

113

cp [kJ/kgK]

1.647

2.067

2.49

2.87

3.214

3.519

3.787

mi*106 [Pas]

8.55

11.5

14.1

16.4

19

21.4

23.8

[W/mK]
Ethane

C2H6

800

4.022 4.216

Ethylene

Helium

Oxygen

Methane

C2H4

He

O2

CH4

lambda*103
[W/mK]

18

31.7

47.7

65.9

cp [kJ/kgK]

1.406

1.737

2.064

2.394

2.721

3.052

3.382

3.709 4.039

mi*106 [Pas]

9.6

12.7

15.6

18.2

20.6

22.8

24.9

26.8

lambda*103
[W/mK]

16.4

29.54

44.19

59.43

75.71

92.34

108.39 123.3 134.9

cp [kJ/kgK]

5.204

5.204

5.204

5.204

5.204

5.204

5.204

mi*106 [Pas]

18.74

22.96

26.98

30.8

34.33

37.57

40.32

lambda*103
[W/mK]

143

179.1

212.8

244.2

275.6

304.7

332.6

cp [kJ/kgK]

0.915

0.934

0.963

0.995

1.024

1.048

1.069

1.086 1.1

mi*106 [Pas]

19.2

24.4

29

33.1

26.9

40.3

43.5

46.5

49.3

lambda*103
[W/mK]

24.66

32.91

40.7

48.03

55.01

61.52

67.45

72.8

77.69

cp [kJ/kgK]

2.165

2.448

2.807

3.175

3.529

3.856

4.153

4.421 4.659

mi*106 [Pas]

10.4

13.3

16.1

18.5

20.8

22.7

24.6

26.5

lambda*103

30.24

41.29

51.87

62.34

72.22

81.88

91.3

100.5 109.3

cp [kJ/kgK]

1.549

2.017

2.458

2.834

3.161

3.449

3.697

3.916 4.093

mi*106 [Pas]

7.5

10.06

12.48

14.75

17.15

19.4

21.8

lambda*103

15

27.4

41.7

57.9

76

95.8

cp [kJ/kgK]

1.426

1.8

2.16

2.476

2.753

2.991

3.2

3.388 3.54

mi*106 [Pas]

7.84

10.73

13.4

15.92

lambda*103

14

25.6

38.9

53.7

cp [kJ/kgK]

0.607

0.662

0.712

0.754

0.783

0.808

0.825

0.837 0.85

mi*106 [Pas]

12.1

16.1

20

23.8

27.5

31.3

35

38.6

lambda*103

8.37

12.33

16.63

21.17

25.82

30.7

35.82

41.05 46.29

cp [kJ/kgK]

0.815

0.914

0.993

1.057

1.11

1.155

1.192

1.223 1.249

mi*106 [Pas]

13.8

18.4

22.6

26.4

29.9

33.2

36.2

38.1

lambda*103

14.65

22.79

30.94

39.08

47.22

54.89

62.1

68.85 75.13

[W/mK]
Propane

C3H8

[W/mK]
Propene

C3H6

[W/mK]
Sulfur dioxide

SO2

[W/mK]
Carbon dioxide

CO2

[W/mK]

28.7

5.204 5.204

28.2

42.1

41.8

Carbon
monoxide

Hydrogen

CO

H2

cp [kJ/kgK]

1.104

1.045

1.058

1.08

1.106

1.132

1.157

1.179 1.999

mi*106 [Pas]

16.6

20.9

24.6

27.8

39

33.8

36.3

38.7

lambda*103
[W/mK]

23.26

30.12

36.52

42.57

48.5

54.08

59.66

65.01 70.13

41

cp [kJ/kgK]

14.195 14.448 14.504 14.533 14.581 14.662 14.779 14.93 15.115

mi*106 [Pas]

8.4

10.3

12.1

13.9

15.4

16.9

18.3

19.6

lambda*103
[W/mK]

174.4

216.3

258.2

300.1

341.9

383.8

452.7

467.5 509.4

where is for flue gas:

t - temperature
cp - specific heat
mi - dynamic viscosity
lambda - thermal conductivity
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