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Specific Heats Ratio

Applicable units are those of quantitykind:DimensionlessRatio

The ratio of specific heats, for the exhaust gases adiabatic gas constant, is the relative amount of compression/expansion energy that goes into temperature $T$ versus pressure $P$ can be characterized by the heat capacity ratio: $\gamma\frac{C_P}{C_V}$, where $C_P$ is the specific heat (also called heat capacity) at constant pressure, while $C_V$ is the specific heat at constant volume.

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