Specific Gas Constant

Specific gas constant, abbreviated as R, deals with the universal gas constant which is equal to 8.314 joules per Kelvin.

 

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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