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12 Thermophysical Properties of Fluids

Table 6 Thermophysical Properties of the U.S. Standard Atmosphere a
g v s
Z (m) H (m) T (K) P (bar) (kg/m ) (m/s ) (m/s)
2
3
0 0 288.15 1.0133 1.2250 9.8067 340.3
1000 1000 281.65 0.8988 1.1117 9.8036 336.4
2000 1999 275.15 0.7950 1.0066 9.8005 332.5
3000 2999 268.66 0.7012 0.9093 9.7974 328.6
4000 3997 262.17 0.6166 0.8194 9.7943 324.6
5000 4996 255.68 0.5405 0.7364 9.7912 320.6
6000 5994 249.19 0.4722 0.6601 9.7882 316.5
7000 6992 242.70 0.4111 0.5900 9.7851 312.3
8000 7990 236.22 0.3565 0.5258 9.7820 308.1
9000 8987 229.73 0.3080 0.4671 9.7789 303.9
10000 9984 223.25 0.2650 0.4135 9.7759 299.5
11000 10981 216.77 0.2270 0.3648 9.7728 295.2
12000 11977 216.65 0.1940 0.3119 9.7697 295.1
13000 12973 216.65 0.1658 0.2667 9.7667 295.1
14000 13969 216.65 0.1417 0.2279 9.7636 295.1
15000 14965 216.65 0.1211 0.1948 9.7605 295.1
16000 15960 216.65 0.1035 0.1665 9.7575 295.1
17000 16954 216.65 0.0885 0.1423 9.7544 295.1
18000 17949 216.65 0.0756 0.1217 9.7513 295.1
19000 18943 216.65 0.0647 0.1040 9.7483 295.1
20000 19937 216.65 0.0553 0.0889 9.7452 295.1
22000 21924 218.57 0.0405 0.0645 9.7391 296.4
24000 23910 220.56 0.0297 0.0469 9.7330 297.7
26000 25894 222.54 0.0219 0.0343 9.7269 299.1
28000 27877 224.53 0.0162 0.0251 9.7208 300.4
30000 29859 226.51 0.0120 0.0184 9.7147 301.7
32000 31840 228.49 0.00889 0.01356 9.7087 303.0
34000 33819 233.74 0.00663 0.00989 9.7026 306.5
36000 35797 239.28 0.00499 0.00726 9.6965 310.1
38000 37774 244.82 0.00377 0.00537 9.6904 313.7
40000 39750 250.35 0.00287 0.00400 9.6844 317.2
42000 41724 255.88 0.00220 0.00299 9.6783 320.7
44000 43698 261.40 0.00169 0.00259 9.6723 324.1
46000 45669 266.93 0.00131 0.00171 9.6662 327.5
48000 47640 270.65 0.00102 0.00132 9.6602 329.8
50000 49610 270.65 0.00080 0.00103 9.6542 329.8
a velocity of sound.
Z geometric attitude; H geopotential attitude; density; g acceleration of gravity; ¯v s
Condensed and in some cases converted from U.S. Standard Atmosphere 1976, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration and National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC. Also available as NOAA-S/T
76-1562 and Government Printing Office Stock No. 003-017-00323-0.