Specific Heat Ratio

thermo-specific-heat-ratio

Specific Heat Ratio

thermodynamics

Laws

\gamma = \frac{c_p}{c_v}

Ratio of specific heats at constant pressure to volume

γ ≈ 1.4 for air at standard conditions

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    "name": "Specific Heat Ratio",
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    "siUnit": ""
  },
  {
    "symbol": "cₚ",
    "name": "Specific Heat at Constant Pressure",
    "unit": "J/(kg·K)",
    "siUnit": "J/(kg·K)"
  },
  {
    "symbol": "cᵥ",
    "name": "Specific Heat at Constant Volume",
    "unit": "J/(kg·K)",
    "siUnit": "J/(kg·K)"
  }
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γ, cₚ, cᵥ

specific, heat, ratio, gamma, adiabatic

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