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- Handheld Ultrasonic Flow
meter
Table A7: Sound Speed of Liquids
Substance
Chemical
Formula
All data given at 25ºC (77 F) unless otherwise noted.
Specific
Gravity
Sound Speed
∆
v/ºC
Kinematic
Viscosity×10
-6
m/s ft/s
m/s/ºC
m
2
/s ft
2
/s
Acetic anhydride(22)
(CH
3
CO)
2
O
1.082
(20ºC)
1,180 3,871.4 2.5 0.769 8.274
Acetic acid,anhydride(22) (CH
3
CO)
2
O
1.082
(20ºC)
1,180
3,871.4 2.5 0.769 8.274
Acetic acid,nitrile
C
2
H
3
N
0.783
1,290
4,232.3
4.1
0.441
4.745
Acetic acid,ethyl ester(33) C
4
H
8
O
2
0.901 1,085
3,559.7 4.4 0.467
5.025
Acetic acid,methyl ester
C
3
H
6
O
2
0.934 1,211 3,973.1
0.407
4.379
Acetone
C
3
H
6
O 0.791 1,174
3,851.7
4.5
0.399
4.293
Acetonitrile
C
2
H
3
N 0.783 1,290
4,232.3
4.1
0.441
4.745
Acetonylacetone
C
6
H
10
O
2
0.729 1,399
4,589.9 3.6
Acetylen dichloride
C
2
H
2
CL
2
1.26 1,015
3,330.1 3.8 0.400
4.304
Acetylentetrabromide(47)
C
2
H
2
Br
4
2.966 1,027 3,369.4
Acetylen tetrachloride(47) C
2
H
2
CL
4
1.595 1,147 3,763.1
1.156
(15ºC)
12.438
(59ºF)
Alcohol
C
2
H
6
O 0.789 1,207
3,960 4.0
1.396
15.02
Alkazene-13
C
15
H
24
0.86 1,317
4,320.9
3.9
Alkazene-25
C
10
H
12
CL
2
1.20 1,307
4.288.1 3.4
2-Amino-ethanol
C
2
H
7
NO 1.018 1,724
5,656.2 3.4
2-Aminotolidine(46) C
7
H
9
N
0.999
(20ºC)
1,618 5,308.4
4.394
(20ºC)
47.279
(68ºF)
4-Aminotolidine(46) C
7
H
9
N
0.999
(45ºC)
1,480 4,855.6
1.863
(50ºC)
20.045
(122ºF)
Ammonia(35)
NH
3
0.771
1,729
(-33ºC)
5,672.6
(-27ºF)
6.68
0.292
(-33ºC)
3.141
(-27ºF)
Amorphous Polyolefin
0.98
962.6
(190ºC)
3158.2
(374ºF)
26,600 286.000
t-Amyl alcohol
C
5
H
12
O 0.81 1,204
3,950.1 4.374 47.064
Aminobenzene(41)
C
6
H
5
NO
2
1.022 1,639 5,377.3 4.0 3.63 39.058
Aniline(41)
C
6
H
5
NO
2
1.022 1,639 5,377.3 4.0 3.63 39.058
Argon(45)
Ar
1.400
(-188ºC)
853
(-188ºC)
2798.6(-
306ºF)
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