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Gas Flow Rate Converter

Std/Normal/Actual Volume · Mass  |  EOS (Z-factor)  |  MMSCFD · Sm³/h · Nm³/h · kg/s · kg/h · lb/h

Conversion Type

Std Vol
→ Mass
Act Vol
→ Mass
Mass
→ Std Vol
Std Vol
→ Act Vol

Input Flow

Gas Properties

Conversion Result

Result
---

Density Diagnostics

Operating Density ---kg/m³
Standard / Base Density ---kg/m³
MW / Specific Gravity ---
Volume Shrinkage (Q_act / Q_std) ---

Formula

ρ = P·MW / (Z·R·T)   [EOS, kg/m³]
Ṁ = Q_std × ρ_std     (std vol → mass)
Ṁ = Q_act × ρ_act     (act vol → mass)

Technical Reference

Key Conversions

  • Std Vol → Mass: Ṁ = Qstd × ρstd
  • Act Vol → Mass: Ṁ = Qact × ρact
  • Std → Act: Qact/Qstd = ρstdact
  • ppmv → mass: Ṁ = ppmv × 10⁻⁶ × Qmix,std × ρcomp,std

Equation of State

  • ρ_act = (P · MW) / (Z · R · T)
  • ρ_std = (Pstd · MW) / (Zstd · R · Tstd)
  • R = 8.31446 kJ/(kmol·K)
  • SG = MW / 28.97 (air basis)

Standard Bases

  • Sm³: 15°C, 101.325 kPa  → ρair ≈ 1.225 kg/m³
  • Nm³: 0°C, 101.325 kPa  → ρair ≈ 1.293 kg/m³
  • SCF: 60°F, 14.696 psia

MMSCFD Quick Ref

  • 1 MMSCFD = 1×10⁶ SCF/day @ 60°F, 14.696 psia
  • = 1,179.87 Sm³/h (15°C basis)
  • 1 MMSCMD = 41,666.7 Sm³/h or Nm³/h
  • Basis is auto-selected from the chosen unit
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