ACE3/addons/weather/functions/fnc_calculateAirDensity.sqf

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#include "script_component.hpp"
/*
* Author: Ruthberg
* Calculates the air density
*
* Arguments:
* 0: temperature - degrees celsius <NUMBER>
* 1: pressure - hPa <NUMBER>
* 2: relativeHumidity - value between 0.0 and 1.0 <NUMBER>
*
* Return Value:
* density of air - kg * m^(-3) <NUMBER>
*
* Example:
* [0, 1020, 0.5] call ace_weather_fnc_calculateAirDensity
*
* Public: No
*/
params ["_temperature", "_pressure", "_relativeHumidity"];
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_pressure = _pressure * 100; // hPa to Pa
if (_relativeHumidity > 0) then {
// Saturation vapor pressure calculated according to: http://wahiduddin.net/calc/density_algorithms.htm
// 610.78 gives pressure in Pa - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Density_of_air
private _pSat = 610.78 * 10 ^ ((7.5 * _temperature) / (_temperature + 237.3));
private _vaporPressure = _relativeHumidity * _pSat;
private _partialPressure = _pressure - _vaporPressure;
(_partialPressure * DRY_AIR_MOLAR_MASS + _vaporPressure * WATER_VAPOR_MOLAR_MASS) / (UNIVERSAL_GAS_CONSTANT * KELVIN(_temperature))
} else {
_pressure / (SPECIFIC_GAS_CONSTANT_DRY_AIR * KELVIN(_temperature))
};