Environmental

Air properties: Density and Viscosity

Equations to calculate the properties of air

  • Density of air (ρ) vs. Temperature (K)
    ρ = 360.77819 * T-1.00336
    (R2=0.99997)
    Unit : Temp(K) and Density (Kg/m3)
  • Kinematic viscosity (ν) of air vs. Temperature
    ν = -1.1555e-14 * T3 + 9.5728e-11 * T2 + 3.7604e-08 * T – 3.4484e-06
    (R2=0.99997)
    Unit : Temp(K) and Kinematic viscosity (m2/s)
  • Dynamic viscosity (μ) of air vs. Temperature
    μ = ν * ρ
    Unit : Temp(K) and Dynamic viscosity (Kg / m s)
  • Temperature
    K = 273. + °C
  • Molecular weight of air = 28.75