Pressure-Volume-Temperature Relationships of Gases Virial Coefficients

Abstract

Tables of second virial coefficients as functions of temperature are presented for 14 gases. These gases are mainly noble gases and constituents of air. In most cases, these are based on a reexamination of the original P-V-T data. Where necessary and possible, these data have been refitted and improved experimental virials determined. In the case of eight of these gases, it has been possible to fit the experimental second virials to those predicted by the (m,6) potential function and potential parameters determined. In almost all cases, an optimum fit was obtained for m = 18. The optimum potential function was used for extrapolating the tables somewhat beyond the experimental range, and for obtaining temperature derivatives of B. In the case of the other six substances virial coefficients predicted by the (m,6) functions were used as a smoothing aid. Experimental third virial coefficients are presented at the experimental temperatures. A table of Boyle and Joule-Thomson inversion temperatures is also presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0719749

Entities

People

  • J. M. H. Levelt Sengers
  • John S. Gallagher
  • Max Klein

Organizations

  • National Institute of Standards and Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Coefficients
  • Deuterium
  • Elements
  • Experimental Data
  • Extrapolation
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Heavy Water
  • Hydrogen
  • Interpolation
  • Inversion
  • Noble Gases
  • Standards
  • Water Vapor

Readers

  • Approximation Theory.
  • Plasma Physics.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.