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Air Density Calculation with Uncertainty

The document provides a problem to calculate the density of air at standard conditions using the ideal gas law, and estimate the uncertainty in the calculated density value. It gives the pressure, temperature, and uncertainties, and shows the calculations to determine density is 0.0765 lbm/ft^3. It then shows the calculation to determine the uncertainty in density is ±0.348% or ±2.66×10-4 lbm/ft3, based on the given uncertainties in pressure and temperature.

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Air Density Calculation with Uncertainty

The document provides a problem to calculate the density of air at standard conditions using the ideal gas law, and estimate the uncertainty in the calculated density value. It gives the pressure, temperature, and uncertainties, and shows the calculations to determine density is 0.0765 lbm/ft^3. It then shows the calculation to determine the uncertainty in density is ±0.348% or ±2.66×10-4 lbm/ft3, based on the given uncertainties in pressure and temperature.

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Problem 1.

40 [Difficulty: 2]

Given: Air at standard conditions – p = 29.9 in Hg, T = 59°F

Uncertainty in p is ± 0.1 in Hg, in T is ± 0.5°F

Note that 29.9 in Hg corresponds to 14.7 psia

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

Solution:

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

The uncertainty in density is given by

1
⎡⎛ p ∂ρ ⎞ 2 ⎛ T ∂ρ ⎞ 2 ⎤ 2
u ρ = ⎢⎜⎜ u p ⎟⎟ + ⎜⎜ uT ⎟⎟ ⎥
⎢⎣⎝ ρ ∂p ⎠ ⎝ ρ ∂T ⎠ ⎥⎦
p ∂ρ 1 RT ± 0.1
= RT = = 1; up = = ± 0.334%
ρ ∂p RT RT 29.9
T ∂ρ T p p ± 0.5
= ⋅− =− = −1; uT = = ± 0.0963%
ρ ∂T ρ RT 2
ρRT 460 + 59

Then

[ ] [ ]
1 1
u ρ = u 2p + (− uT ) = ± 0.334% 2 + (− 0.0963% )
2 2 2 2

lbm
u ρ = ± 0.348% = ± 2.66 × 10 − 4
ft 3

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