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| γ (gamma)
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_tension Surface tension]
| N.m<sup>-1</sup> (Newton per meter)
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| μ (mu) or η (eta)
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viscosity Viscosity]
| Pa·s (Pascal second) or P (Poise, 1 Poise is 0.1 Pa.s)
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaporization_heat Vaporization heat] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latent_heat Latent heat of vaporization]: energy required to vaporize a mole of liquid at a given temperature.
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaporization_heat Vaporization heat] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latent_heat Latent heat of vaporization]: energy required to vaporize a mole of liquid at a given temperature.
| J.mol<sup>-1</sup>
| J.mol<sup>-1</sup> (Joule per mole)
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| T
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|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clausius%E2%80%93Clapeyron_relation Clausius-Clapeyron relation]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clausius%E2%80%93Clapeyron_relation#Ideal_gas_approximation_at_low_temperatures Clausius-Clapeyron relation]
|Relation between the pressure, latent heat of vaporization and temperature of a vapour at two temperatures.
|Relation between the pressure, latent heat of vaporization and temperature of a vapour at two temperatures (approximation, at low temperatures).
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Revision as of 02:54, 15 March 2012

Resources on physics related to aerodynamics

The List of elementary physics formulae on wikipedia is useful.

List of variables

Variable Meaning Unit (SI)
γ (gamma) Surface tension N.m-1 (Newton per meter)
μ (mu) or η (eta) Viscosity Pa·s (Pascal second) or P (Poise, 1 Poise is 0.1 Pa.s)
H Enthalpy J (Joule)
heat_vap.png or L Vaporization heat or Latent heat of vaporization: energy required to vaporize a mole of liquid at a given temperature. J.mol-1 (Joule per mole)
T Temperature K (Kelvin)
V Volume m3 (cubic meter)
n Quantity of matter mol (mole)
p Pressure Pa (Pascal)

List of constants

Constant Meaning Value Unit (SI)
NA or N Avogadro constant, number of atoms or molecules in a mole. 6.02214129.1023 mol-1
R ideal gas constant 8.3144621 J.K−1.mol−1
kB or k Boltzmann constant, gas constant R divided by Avogadro number. 1.3806488.10-23 J.K-1

List of equations

Equation Name Meaning
pvnrtk.png Ideal gas equation Relation between properties of an ideal gas (state equation). k is kB.
clausius-clapeyron.png Clausius-Clapeyron relation Relation between the pressure, latent heat of vaporization and temperature of a vapour at two temperatures (approximation, at low temperatures).