STP (was atmosphere and compressor maps -read'n 'riting & 'ritmatic)

[Stephen Bigelow]

> >Standard air temperature is considered 59 Degrees @
> >29.235 inches Hg. If my memory serves me correctly.
> 
> That sounds like a strange "standard temperature" to a chemist's ear. 
> Although standard conditions in use for turbo compressor calculations 
> might be different, the standard temp that's defined by international 
> convention for gas-property calculations is 0 degrees C (32 F). 

STP is 0C and 1 atm. Sources below.

http://online.milwaukee.tec.wi.us/scihs-706/presentations/pvt/sld006.htm
http://www.treasure-troves.com/physics/StandardTemperatureandPressure.html