Irreversible Adiabatic Compression of an Ideal Gas

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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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA574894

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People

  • Carl E. Mungan

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

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  • Abstracts
  • Compression
  • Energy
  • Heat Capacity
  • Heat Energy
  • Information Operations
  • Instructors
  • Irreversible Processes
  • Physics
  • Potential Energy
  • Pressure Gradients
  • Reversible
  • United States Naval Academy

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