Specific kinetic energy

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Specific kinetic energy is kinetic energy of an object per unit of mass.

It is defined as $\begin{matrix} e_k = \frac{1}{2} \end{matrix} v^2$ .

Where $e_k$ is the specific kinetic energy and $v$ is velocity. It has units of J/kg, which is equivalent to m²/s².

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