Updated physical constants to be consistent with 2010 CODATA recommendations

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Ray Speth 2012-06-12 22:48:32 +00:00
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@ -53,16 +53,16 @@ namespace Cantera
* @defgroup physConstants Physical Constants
* %Cantera uses the MKS system of units. The unit for moles
* is defined to be the kmol. All values of physical constants
* are consistent with the 2006 CODATA recommendations.
* are consistent with the 2010 CODATA recommendations.
* @ingroup globalData
* @{
*/
//! Pi
const doublereal Pi = 3.1415926;
const doublereal Pi = 3.14159265358979323846;
//! sqrt(Pi)
const doublereal SqrtPi = std::sqrt(Pi);
/*!
* @name Variations of the Gas Constant
* %Cantera uses the MKS system of units. The unit for moles
@ -70,61 +70,52 @@ const doublereal SqrtPi = std::sqrt(Pi);
*/
//@{
//! Avogadro's Number
/*!
* Units are number/kmol
*/
const doublereal Avogadro = 6.02214179e26;
//! Avogadro's Number [number/kmol]
const doublereal Avogadro = 6.02214129e26;
/// Universal Gas Constant. 2006 CODATA value.
const doublereal GasConstant = 8314.47215; // J/kmol/K
/// Universal Gas Constant. [J/kmol/K]
const doublereal GasConstant = 8314.4621;
const doublereal logGasConstant = 9.025752908;
const doublereal logGasConstant = std::log(GasConstant);
//! One atmosphere
/*!
* Units are Pa
*/
//! One atmosphere [Pa]
const doublereal OneAtm = 1.01325e5;
//! Universal gas constant in cal/mol/K
const doublereal GasConst_cal_mol_K = 1.987;
const doublereal GasConst_cal_mol_K = GasConstant / 4184.0;
//! Boltzmann's constant
/*!
* Units are J/K
*/
//! Boltzmann's constant [J/K]
const doublereal Boltzmann = GasConstant / Avogadro;
/// Planck's constant. Units of J-s
const doublereal Planck = 6.62606896e-34; // J-s
const doublereal Planck_bar = 1.05457162853e-34; // m2-kg/s
/// Planck's constant. [J-s]
const doublereal Planck = 6.62607009e-34; // J-s
const doublereal Planck_bar = Planck / (2 * Pi); // m2-kg/s
/// log(k/h)
const doublereal logBoltz_Planck = 23.7599032; // ln(k_B/h)
const doublereal logBoltz_Planck = std::log(Boltzmann / Planck); // ln(k_B/h)
/// Stefan-Boltzmann constant
const doublereal StefanBoltz = 5.6704004e-8;
const doublereal StefanBoltz = 5.670373e-8;
//@}
/// @name Electron Properties
//@{
const doublereal ElectronCharge = 1.60217648740e-19; // C
const doublereal ElectronMass = 9.1093821545e-31; // kg
const doublereal Faraday = ElectronCharge* Avogadro;
const doublereal ElectronCharge = 1.602176565e-19; // C
const doublereal ElectronMass = 9.10938291e-31; // kg
const doublereal Faraday = ElectronCharge * Avogadro;
//@}
/// @name Electromagnetism
/// %Cantera uses the MKS unit system.
//@{
/// Permittivity of free space \f$ \epsilon_0 \f$ in F/m.
const doublereal epsilon_0 = 8.85417817e-12; // Farads/m = C^2/N/m^2
/// Speed of Light (m/s).
const doublereal lightSpeed = 299792458.0;
/// Permeability of free space \f$ \mu_0 \f$ in N/A^2.
const doublereal permeability_0 = 4.0e-7*Pi; // N/A^2
const doublereal permeability_0 = 4.0e-7*Pi;
/// Speed of Light (m/s).
const doublereal lightSpeed = 1.0/std::sqrt(epsilon_0* permeability_0);
/// Permittivity of free space \f$ \epsilon_0 \f$ in F/m.
const doublereal epsilon_0 = 1.0 / (lightSpeed*lightSpeed*permeability_0);
//@}
//@}

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function [atm,r] = constants
atm = 101325.0;
r = 8314.0;
r = 8314.4621;

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function r = gasconstant
% GASCONSTANT The universal gas constant in J/kmol-K.
r = 8314.0;
r = 8314.4621;

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@ -11,39 +11,39 @@ import math
OneAtm = 101325.0
#: The ideal gas constant in J/kmo-K
GasConstant = 8314.47215
GasConstant = 8314.4621
#: Avogadro's Number, /kmol
Avogadro = 6.02214179e26
Avogadro = 6.02214129e26
#: The ideal gas constant in cal/mol-K
GasConst_cal_mol_K = 1.987
GasConst_cal_mol_K = GasConstant / 4184.0
#: Boltzmann-s constant
Boltzmann = GasConstant / Avogadro
#: The Stefan-Boltzmann constant, W/m^2K^4
StefanBoltz = 5.6704004e-8
StefanBoltz = 5.670373e-8
#: The charge on an electron (C)
ElectronCharge = 1.60217648740e-19
ElectronCharge = 1.602176565e-19
#: The mass of an electron (kg)
ElectronMass = 9.1093821545e-31
ElectronMass = 9.10938291e-31
Pi = 3.1415926
Pi = math.pi
#: Faraday's constant, C/kmol
Faraday = ElectronCharge * Avogadro
#: Planck's constant (J/s)
Planck = 6.6262e-34
#: Permittivity of free space
epsilon_0 = 8.85417817e-12 ## Farads/m = C^2/N/m^2
#: Permeability of free space :math:`\mu_0` in N/A^2.
permeability_0 = 4.0e-7*Pi; ## N/A^2
Planck = 6.62607009e-34
#: Speed of Light (m/s).
lightSpeed = 1.0/math.sqrt(epsilon_0 * permeability_0);
lightSpeed = 299792458.0
#: Permeability of free space :math:`\mu_0` in N/A^2.
permeability_0 = 4.0e-7*Pi ## N/A^2
#: Permittivity of free space
epsilon_0 = 1.0 / (lightSpeed*lightSpeed*permeability_0) ## Farads/m = C^2/N/m^2