asv::PhysicalConstants Class Reference

A collection of static methods to retrieve physical constants. More...

#include <PhysicalConstants.hh>

Static Public Member Functions
static double	G ()
	Universal gravitational constant. More...
static double	Gravity ()
	Uniform acceleration due to gravity at earth's surface (orientation is z-up). More...
static double	WaterDensity ()
	Density of water. More...
static double	WaterKinematicViscosity ()
	Kinematic viscosity of water at 18 dgree C. More...

Detailed Description

A collection of static methods to retrieve physical constants.

Definition at line 31 of file PhysicalConstants.hh.

Member Function Documentation

double asv::PhysicalConstants::G ( )

static

Universal gravitational constant.

Returns

6.67408E-11 [m3 kg-1 s-2].

Definition at line 29 of file PhysicalConstants.cc.

double asv::PhysicalConstants::Gravity ( )

static

Uniform acceleration due to gravity at earth's surface (orientation is z-up).

Returns

-9.8 [m s-2].

Definition at line 23 of file PhysicalConstants.cc.

double asv::PhysicalConstants::WaterDensity ( )

static

Density of water.

Returns

998.6 [kg m-3].

Definition at line 35 of file PhysicalConstants.cc.

double asv::PhysicalConstants::WaterKinematicViscosity ( )

static

Kinematic viscosity of water at 18 dgree C.

Source: https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/water-dynamic-kinematic-viscosity-d_596.html

Returns

1.0533E-6 [m2 s-1].

Definition at line 41 of file PhysicalConstants.cc.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

• PhysicalConstants.hh
• PhysicalConstants.cc