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Air Density Calculation and Uncertainty

The document provides information to calculate the density of air at standard conditions using the ideal gas law, along with the uncertainty in the calculated density value. It gives the pressure, temperature, and their uncertainties. It then shows the calculations of the partial derivatives of density with respect to pressure and temperature, and uses these to determine the overall uncertainty in density of ±0.348% or ±2.66×10-4 lbm/ft3.

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Air Density Calculation and Uncertainty

The document provides information to calculate the density of air at standard conditions using the ideal gas law, along with the uncertainty in the calculated density value. It gives the pressure, temperature, and their uncertainties. It then shows the calculations of the partial derivatives of density with respect to pressure and temperature, and uses these to determine the overall uncertainty in density of ±0.348% or ±2.66×10-4 lbm/ft3.

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Problem 1.

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[Difficulty: 2]

Given:

Air at standard conditions p = 29.9 in Hg, T = 59F Uncertainty in p is 0.1 in Hg, in T is 0.5F Note that 29.9 in Hg corresponds to 14.7 psia

Find: Solution:

Air density using ideal gas equation of state; Estimate of uncertainty in calculated value.

p lbf lb o R 1 in 2 = 14.7 2 144 RT in 53.3 ft lbf 519o R ft 2

The uncertainty in density is given by

p 2 T 2 2 u = T uT p u p + p 1 RT = RT = = 1; p RT RT T T p p = = = 1; 2 T RT RT
Then

0.1 = 0.334% 29.9 0.5 uT = = 0.0963% 460 + 59 up =

u = u 2 p + ( uT )

1 2 2

= 0.334% 2 + ( 0.0963% ) lbm ft 3

1 2 2

u = 0.348% = 2.66 10 4

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