Specific Volume

Specific volume, abbreviated as \(\upsilon\) (Greek symbol upsilon), is the volume in a unit of mass.  Specific volume is a intensive variable whose physical quantity value does not depend on the amount of the substance for which it is measured.  Specific volume is the reciprocal of density, a substance with a higher density will have a lower specific volume.

 

Specific volume formula
\(\large{  \upsilon = 1 \;+\; e   }\)
Symbol	English	Metric
\(\large{ \upsilon }\)  (Greek symbol upsilon) = specific volume	\(\large{\frac{ft^3}{lbm}}\)	\(\large{\frac{m^3}{kg}}\)
\(\large{ e } \) = void ratio	\(\large{dimensionless}\)