Gas Sonic Velocity in Pipes

Calculate gas sonic velocity in pipes

Gas Sonic Velocity calculator, calculates the sonic velocity of a specified gas flowing in a pipe. Sonic velocity is also known as speed of sound. This is mainly the sound velocity of the internal substance in a pipe. This calculator is mainly targets process and chemical engineers whom may find it useful for quick check calculations.

The calculator has a small database that contain the following 51 gases and their specific heat ratio along with their molecular weights for quick reference:

Air

Ammonia

Argon

Bromine

Isobutane

n-Butane

Carbon dioxide

Carbon monoxide

Chlorine

Chlorodifluoromethane (R-22)

Ethane

Ethylene

Fluorine

Helium

n-Heptane

n-Hexane

Hydrogen

Krypton

Methane

Neon

Nitrogen

Nitric oxide

Nitrogen dioxide

Oxygen,O2

n-Pentane

Propane

Propylene

Steam

Sulfur dioxide

Tetrachloromethane

Tetrafluoroethane (R-134a)

Trifluoroethane (R-143a)

Xenon,Xe

Acetylene

Benzene

Carbon Disulphide

Ethyl alcohol

Ethyl chloride

Hydrochloric acid

Hydrogen chloride

Hydrogen sulphide

Methyl alcohol

Methyl butane

Methyl chloride

Nitrous oxide

N-octane

R-11

R-12

R-114

R-123

Toulene

The calculator needs only the Temperature input to calculate the sonic velocity. The Temperature can be specified in

Degrees Celsius ('C)

Degrees Fahrenheit ('F)

Degrees Rankine ('R)

Degrees Kelvin ('K)

You can choose "Other" from the selection box and enter your own Specific heats ratio or alternatively enter the Specific heat ratio at constant volume and Specific heat ratio at constant pressure.

The calculated sonic velocity in pipe (speed of sound) output is displayed in 5 different units:

meters per seconds (m/s)

feets per second (ft/s)

inches per second (inch/s)

kilometer per hour (km/h)

miles per hour (mile/h)

This version of the application does not require any internet connection and doesn't have any adverts.

Thank you for reading and I hope you find this useful.