Standard sea level

Standard sea level (SSL) (also known as sea level standard (SLS)) defines a set of conditions for physical calculations. The term "standard sea level" is used to indicate that values of properties are to be taken to be the same as those standard at sea level, and is done to define values for use in general calculations.

Atmospheric properties

At SSL some atmospheric properties are:^[1]

• Pressure, P = 101.325 kPa = 2116.2 lb_f/ft² = 14.696 lb_f/in²
• Density, $\rho$ = 1.225 kg/m³  = 0.002377  slug/ft³
• Temperature, T = 288.15 K = 518.67 °R
• Gas constant of air, R_air = 287.057 m²/(s²·K) = 1716.59  ft²/(s²·°R)
• Specific Weight, $\gamma$ = 12.014 N/m³ = 0.07647 lb_f/ft³
• Dynamic viscosity, $\mu$ = 1.789×10⁻⁵ Pa·s = 3.737×10⁻⁷ slug/(s·ft)
• Acceleration of gravity at sea level, g₀ = 9.807 m/s² = 32.174 ft/s²

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See also

• Mean sea level
• Current sea level rise
• Standard temperature and pressure

References

1. Aerodynamics, aeronautics, and flight mechanics by Barnes Warnock McCormick Edition: illustrated Published by Wiley, 1979 Original from the University of Michigan Digitized Dec 14, 2007 ISBN 0-471-03032-5, 978-0-471-03032-4 652 pages
2. Munson, Bruce; Okiishi, Theodore; Huebsch, Wade; Rothmayer, Alric (2012). Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics (7th ed.). Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-118-11613-5.