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Standard conditions for temperature andpressure
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In chemistry and other sciences, STP or standard temperature and pressure is a standard set of
conditions for experimental measurements, to enable comparisons to be made between sets of data.
Internationally, the current STP defined by the IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied
Chemistry) is an absolute pressure of 100 kPa (1 bar) and a temperature of 273.15 K (0 °C).[1] Otherorganizations have established a variety of alternative definitions for the standard reference
conditions of temperature and pressure, such as the SATP amongst others.
In industry and commerce, it is necessary to define the standard reference conditions of temperature
and pressure when expressing a gas volume or a volumetric flow rate because the volume of a gas
varies with the temperature and pressure of the gas. The available data on the various definitions ofstandard reference conditions clearly indicates that the IUPAC's STP is not a universally accepted
definition of the standard conditions of temperature and pressure. For that reason, simply stating that
a gas flow rate is 10,000 m³/h (i.e. cubic meters per hour) at "standard conditions" or at "STP" has no
meaning unless the reference conditions that were applied are clearly stated.
In aeronautics and fluid dynamics the term "International Standard Atmosphere" is often used to
denote the variation of the principal thermodynamic variables (pressure, temperature, density, etc.)
of the atmosphere with altitude at mid latitudes.
Definitions used in the past
For a great many years, most engineers, chemists, physicists and other scientists using the metric
system of units defined the standard reference conditions of temperature and pressure for expressing
gas volumes as being 0 °C (273.15 K) and 101.325 kPa (i.e., 1 atmosphere of absolute pressure).
During those same years, the most commonly used standard reference conditions for people using
the Imperial or customary USA system of units was 60 °F (520 °R) and 14.696 psia (i.e., 1
atmosphere of absolute pressure) because it was almost universally used by the oil and gas industries
worldwide.
The above two definitions are no longer the most commonly used definitions in either the metric,
Imperial or the customary USA system of units. Some of the many different definitions currently in
use are presented in the next section.
It was also common in the past, when using the metric system of units, to refer to a Normal Cubic
Meter (Nm³) and to define it as being at 0 °C (273.15 K) and 101.325 kPa (i.e. 1 atmosphere of
Contents 1 Definitions used in the past 2 Definitions in current use 3 Molar volume of a gas 4 References 5 See also 6 External links
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absolute pressure). As shown in the following section, that notation is no longer appropriate unless
the specific reference conditions are explicitly stated, since there are currently many different metric
system definitions of what constitutes standard reference conditions.
In the same manner, it is also no longer appropriate to refer to a standard cubic foot (scf) unless the
specific reference conditions are explicitly stated, again because there are currently many different
definitions of the standard reference condition in both the Imperial and the customary U.S. systemsof units. In particular, OPEC and a majority of the natural gas industry in North America have
adopted 60 °F and 14.73 psia as their standard reference conditions for expressing natural gas
volumes and flow rates (rather than the 60 °F and 14.696 psia commonly used previously).
Definitions in current use
There are a great many different definitions of the standard reference conditions currently being
used. Table 1 presents twelve such variations of standard condition definitions - and there are quite a
few others as well.
As shown in the table, the IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) currently
defines standard reference conditions as being 0 °C and 1 bar (i.e., 100 kPa) of absolute pressure
rather than the 1 atmosphere (i.e. 101.325 kPa) of absolute pressure used in the past. In fact, the
IUPAC's current definition has been in existence since 1982.[2]
As further shown in the table, the oil and gas industries have to a large extent changed from their
past usage of 60 °F and 14.696 psia to their current usage of 60 °F and 14.73 psia. This is especially
true of the natural gas industry in North America.
For the SATP used in presenting chemical thermodynamic properties (such as those published by the
National Bureau of Standards as included in Table 1) that the pressure is standardized at 1 bar (100kPa) but the temperature may vary and needs to be specified separately.
It should also be noted that the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the United
States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST) each have more than one definition of standard reference conditions in their various
standards and regulations.
The table makes it quite obvious that it is absolutely necessary to clearly state the temperature and
ressure reference conditions whenever expressing a gas volume or gas volumetric flowrate. It is
equally important to state whether the gas volume is expressed on a dry basis or a wet basis. As
noted in the table, some of the current definitions of the reference conditions include a specificationof the percent relative humidity (% RH).
Table 1: Standard reference conditions in current use
TemperatureAbsolutepressure
Relativehumidity Publishing or establishing entity
°C kPa % RH
0 100.000 IUPAC (present definition)[1]
0 101.325 IUPAC (former definition),[1]
NIST,[3]
ISO10780[4]
15 101.325 0 [4], [5] ISA,[5] ISO 13443,[6] EEA,[7] EGIA[8]
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Notes:
101.325 kPa = 1 atmosphere = 1.01325 bar ≈ 14.696 psi 100.000 kPa = 1 bar ≈ 14.504 psi 14.503 psi ≈ 750 mmHg ≈ 100.0 kPa ≈ 1 bar 14.696 psi ≈ 1 atm = 101.325 kPa 14.73 psi ≈ 30 inHg ≈ 1.0156 bar ≈ 101.560 kPa All pressures are absolute pressures (not gauge pressures)
59 °F = 15 °C 60 °F ≈ 15.6 °C dry = 0 percent relative humidity = 0 % RH
The full names of the entities listed in Table 1:
IUPAC: International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry NIST: National Institute of Standards and Technology ISA: ICAO's International Standard Atmosphere ISO: International Organization for Standardization EEA: European Environment Agency
EGIA: Electricity and Gas Inspection Act (of Canada) EPA: United States Environmental Protection Agency SATP: Standard Ambient Pressure and Temperature CAGI: Compressed Air and Gas Institute SPE: Society of Petroleum Engineers OSHA: U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration SCAQMD: California's South Coast Air Quality Management District OPEC: Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries EIA: U.S. Energy Information Administration Std. Metro: U.S. Army's Standard Metro (used in ballistics) AMCA: Air Movement and Control Association This AMCA standard applies only to air.
Molar volume of a gas
20 101.325 EPA,[9] NIST[10]
25 101.325 EPA[11]
25 100.000 SATP[12]
20 100.000 0CAGI
[13]
15 100.000 SPE[14]
°F psia % RH
60 14.696 SPE,[14] OSHA,[15] SCAQMD[16]
60 14.73 EGIA,[8] OPEC,[17] EIA[18]
59 14.503 78 Army Standard Metro[19]
59 14.696 60 ISO 2314, ISO 3977-2[20]
°F in Hg % RH
70 29.92 0 AMCA,[21] air density = 0.075 lbm/ft³
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It is equally as important to indicate the applicable reference conditions of temperature and pressure
when stating the molar volume of a gas[22] as it is when expressing a gas volume or volumetric flowrate. Stating the molar volume of a gas without indicating the reference conditions of temperature
and pressure has no meaning and it can cause much confusion.
The molar gas volumes can be calculated with an accuracy that is usually sufficient by using theuniversal gas law for ideal gases. The usual expression is:
…which can be rearranged thus:
where (in SI metric units):
or where (in customary USA units):
The molar volume of any ideal gas may be calculated at various standard reference conditions as
shown below:
V / n = 8.3145 × 273.15 / 101.325 = 22.414 m³/kmol at 0 °C and 101.325 kPa absolute
pressure V / n = 8.3145 × 273.15 / 100.000 = 22.711 m³/kmol at 0 °C and 100 kPa absolute pressure V / n = 10.7316 × 519.67 / 14.696 = 379.48 ft³/lbmol at 60 °F and 14.696 psia absolute
pressure V / n = 10.7316 × 519.67 / 14.730 = 378.61 ft³/lbmol at 60 °F and 14.73 psia absolute pressure
The technical literature can be very confusing because many authors fail to explain whether they are
using the universal gas law constant R which applies to any ideal gas or whether they are using the
gas law constant R s
which only applies to a specific individual gas. The relationship between the two
constants is R s
= R / M , where M is the molecular weight of the gas.
It may be of interest to note that the US Standard Atmosphere still uses 8.31432 m³·Pa/(mol·K) asthe value of R for all calculations. (See Gas constant)
P = the gas absolute pressure, in Pa
n = number of moles, in mol
V / n = the gas molar volume, in m³/mol
T = the gas absolute temperature, in K
R = the universal gas law constant of 8.3145 m³·Pa/(mol·K)
P = the gas absolute pressure, in psia
n = number of moles, in lbmol
V / n = the gas molar volume, in ft³/lbmol
T = the gas absolute temperature, in °R
R = the universal gas law constant of 10.7316 ft³·psia/(lbmol·°R)
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References
1. ^ a b c "Compendium of Terminology", 2nd Edition, 1997, IUPAC Secretariat, Research Triangle Park,P.O. Box 13757, NC, USA (former and present definitions) IUPAC Compendium
2. ^ IUPAC recommended standard pressure of 1 bar in 1982 IUPAC Compendium
3. ^ "NIST Standard Reference Data Base 7 Users Guide", December 1969, NIST, Gaithersburg, MD, USANIST Data Base 74. ^ "Stationary source emissions – Measurement of velocity and volume flow rate of gas streams in ducts",
ISO 10780, International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland ISO5. ^ "Handbook of Physics and Chemistry", 56th Edition, pp.F201-F206, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA6. ^ "Natural gas – Standard reference conditions", ISO 13443, International Organization for
Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland ISO7. ^ "Extraction, First Treatment and Loading of Liquid & Gaseous Fossil Fuels", Emission Inventory
Guidebook B521, Activities 050201 - 050303, September 1999, European Environmental Agency,Copenhagen, Denmark Emission Inventory Guidebook
8. ^ a b "Electricity and Gas Inspection Act", SOR/86-131 (defines a set of standard conditions for Imperialunits and a different set for metric units) Canadian Laws
9. ^ "Standards of Performance for New Sources", 40 CFR--Protection of the Environment, Chapter I, Part60, Section 60.2, 1990 New Source Performance Standards
10. ^ "Design and Uncertainty for a PVTt Gas Flow Standard", Journal of Research of the National Instituteof Standards and Technology, Vol.108, Number 1, 2003 NIST Journal
11. ^ "National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards", 40 CFR--Protection of theEnvironment, Chapter I, Part 50, Section 50.3, 1998 National Ambient Air Standards
12. ^ "Table of Chemical Thermodynamic Properties", National Bureau of Standards (NBS), Journal ofPhysics and Chemical Reference Data, 1982, Vol. 11, Supplement 2.
13. ^ "Glossary", 2002, Compressed Air and Gas Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA Glossary
14. ^ a b "The SI Metric System of Units and SPE Metric Standard (Notes for Table 2.3 on page 25)", June1982, Richardson, TX, USA (defines standard cubic foot and standard cubic meter) SPE
15. ^ "Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases" and "Storage and Handling of AnhydrousAmmonia", 29 CFR--Labor, Chapter XVII--Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Part 1910,
Sect. 1910.110 and 1910.111, 1993 Storage/Handling of LPG16. ^ "Rule 102, Definition of Terms (Standard Conditions)", Amended December 2004, South Coast Air
Quality Management District, Los Angeles, California, USA SCAQMD Rule 10217. ^ "Annual Statistical Bulletin", 2004, Editor-in-chief: Dr. Omar Ibrahim, Organization of the Petroleum
Exporting Countries, Vienna, Austria OPEC Statistical Bulletin18. ^ "Natural Gas Annual 2004", DOE/EIA-0131(04), December 2005, U.S. Department of Energy, Energy
Information Administration, Washington, D.C., USA Natural Gas Annual 200419. ^ "Effects of Altitude and Atmospheric Conditions", Exterior Ballistics Section, Sierra's "Rifle and
Handgun Reloading Manual, 5th Edition", Sedalia, MO, USA Exterior Ballistics20. ^ "Gas turbines – Procurement – Part 2: Standard reference conditions and ratings", ISO 3977-2:1997
and "Gas turbines - Acceptance tests", ISO 2314:1989, Edition 2, International Organization forStandardization, Geneva, Switzerland ISO
21. ^ ANSI/AMCA Standard 210, "Laboratory Methods Of Testing Fans for Aerodynamic PerformanceRating", as implied here: http://www.greenheck.com/pdf/centrifugal/Plug.pdf when accessed on October17, 2007
22. ^ Fundamental Physical Properties: Molar Volumes (CODATA values for ideal gases as listed on aNIST website page)
See also
Standard atmosphere ISO 1 – standard reference temperature for geometric product specifications
External links
"Standard conditions for gases" from the IUPAC Gold Book .
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