Accession Number:
ADA574894
Title:
Irreversible Adiabatic Compression of an Ideal Gas
Descriptive Note:
Journal article
Corporate Author:
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF PHYSICS
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Report Date:
2003-11-01
Pagination or Media Count:
5.0
Abstract:
Consider the following problem. A frictionless, massive piston partitions an insulated box vertically into two parts. The upper compartment is evacuated, while the lower contains an equilibrated ideal gas. A weight is suddenly placed on the piston. How much is the gas compressed when equilibrium is again restored, neglecting the heat capacity of the cylinder and piston
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Subject Categories:
- Physical Chemistry
- Thermodynamics