Saturn’s Mean Temperature Calculation at 1 bar level
Saturn’s Mean Temperature Equation at 1 bar level Tmean.saturn.1bar is:
Tmean.saturn.1bar = [Φ (1-a) So (1/R²) (B*N)¹∕ ⁴ /4σ]¹∕ ⁴
Saturn’s sidereal rotation period is10 h 33 min 38 sec, or 10,56 h
N = 24h/10,56h rotations/per day
R = 9,5826 AU, 1/R² = 1/9,5826² = 0,01089 times lesser is the solar irradiation on Saturn than that on Earth.
So = 1.361 W/m² is Solar constant
Saturn’s albedo, asaturn = 0,342
Saturn is a gaseous planet, Saturn’s surface irradiation accepting factor Φsaturn = 1
(Saturn has not surface to reflect the incident sunlight. Accepted by a Gaseous Hemisphere with radius r sunlight is S*Φ*π*r²(1-a), where Φ = 1)
Atmosphere composition 96,3% ± 2,4% H₂, 3,25% ± 2,4% He, 0,45% ± 0,2% CH₄.
B = 850 days/rotation – it is the Rotating Gaseous Planet at 1 bar level Solar Irradiation Absorbing-Emitting Universal constant
σ = 5,67*10⁻⁸ W/m²K⁴, a Stefan-Boltzmann constant
So we have: Saturn’s mean temperature at 1 bar level Tmean.saturn.1bar is:
Tmean.saturn.1bar = {1*(1-0,342)1.361*0,01089(W/m²) [850*(24h/10,56h)]¹∕ ⁴ /4*5,67*10⁻⁸(W/m²K⁴) }¹∕ ⁴ =
Tmean.saturn.1bar = [0,658*14,84(W/m²) (850*2,273)¹∕ ⁴ /4*5,67*10⁻⁸(W/m²K⁴) ]¹∕ ⁴ =
Tmean.saturn.1bar = [0,658*14,84(W/m²) 6,63 /4*5,67*10⁻⁸(W/m²K⁴) ]¹∕ ⁴ =
Tmean.saturn.1bar = (285.444.273,47)¹∕ ⁴ = 129,98 K = 130 K
Tmean.saturn.1bar = 130 K is the calculated.
And below is the measured by satellites
Tsat.mean.saturn = 134 K (at 1bar level)
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Saturn's Atmosphere composition
96,3% ± 2,4% H₂, 3,25% ± 2,4% He, 0,45% ± 0,2% CH₄.
Cp.H₂ = 3,1388 cal/gr. oC , H₂ specific heat at 175 K,
Cp.He = 1,243 cal/gr. oC , He specific heat,
Cp.CH₄ = 0,531 cal/gr. oC , CH₄ specific heat.
Cp.saturn = 96,5%*Cp.H₂ + 3,5%*Cp.He = 0,965*3,14 + 0,035*1,243 = 3,030 + 0,0435 = 3,074 cal/gr.oC
Tsat.mean.saturn.01bar = 84 K (at 0,1 bar level).
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The faster a planet rotates (n2>n1) the higher is the planet’s average (mean) temperature T↑mean:
Tmin↑→ T↑mean ← T↓max