aerosandbox.atmosphere._isa_atmo_functions¶

Attributes¶

`gas_constant_universal`
`molecular_mass_air`
`gas_constant_air`
`g`
`isa_table`
`isa_base_altitude`
`isa_lapse_rate`
`isa_base_temperature`
`isa_pressure`

Functions¶

`barometric_formula`(P_b, T_b, L_b, h, h_b)	The barometric pressure equation, from here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barometric_formula
`pressure_isa`(altitude)	Computes the pressure at a given altitude based on the International Standard Atmosphere.
`temperature_isa`(altitude)	Computes the temperature at a given altitude based on the International Standard Atmosphere.

Module Contents¶

aerosandbox.atmosphere._isa_atmo_functions.gas_constant_universal = 8.31432[source]¶

aerosandbox.atmosphere._isa_atmo_functions.molecular_mass_air = 0.0289644[source]¶

aerosandbox.atmosphere._isa_atmo_functions.gas_constant_air = 287.0530720470647[source]¶

aerosandbox.atmosphere._isa_atmo_functions.g = 9.81[source]¶

aerosandbox.atmosphere._isa_atmo_functions.isa_table = None[source]¶

aerosandbox.atmosphere._isa_atmo_functions.isa_base_altitude[source]¶

aerosandbox.atmosphere._isa_atmo_functions.isa_lapse_rate[source]¶

aerosandbox.atmosphere._isa_atmo_functions.isa_base_temperature[source]¶

aerosandbox.atmosphere._isa_atmo_functions.barometric_formula(P_b, T_b, L_b, h, h_b)[source]¶

The barometric pressure equation, from here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barometric_formula :param P_b: Pressure at the base of the layer, in Pa :param T_b: Temperature at the base of the layer, in K :param L_b: Temperature lapse rate, in K/m :param h: Altitude, in m :param h_b:

Returns:

aerosandbox.atmosphere._isa_atmo_functions.isa_pressure = [101325.0][source]¶

aerosandbox.atmosphere._isa_atmo_functions.pressure_isa(altitude)[source]¶

Computes the pressure at a given altitude based on the International Standard Atmosphere.

Uses the Barometric formula, as implemented here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barometric_formula

Parameters:: altitude – Geopotential altitude [m]

Returns: Pressure [Pa]

aerosandbox.atmosphere._isa_atmo_functions.temperature_isa(altitude)[source]¶

Computes the temperature at a given altitude based on the International Standard Atmosphere.

Parameters:: altitude – Geopotential altitude [m]

Returns: Temperature [K]