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Lesson 9 COMPRESSION PROCESSES. Apply the ideal gas laws to SOLVE for the unknown pressure, temperature, or volume. DESCRIBE when a fluid may be considered to be incompressible. CALCULATE the work done in constant pressure and constant volume processes.
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Lesson 9COMPRESSION PROCESSES • Apply the ideal gas laws to SOLVE for the unknown pressure, temperature, or volume. • DESCRIBE when a fluid may be considered to be incompressible. • CALCULATE the work done in constant pressure and constant volume processes. • DESCRIBE the effects of pressure changes on confined fluids. • DESCRIBE the effects of temperature changes on confined fluids.
Boyle’s Law The pressure of a gas expanding at constant temperature varies inversely to the volume or (P1)(V1) = (P2)(V2) = (P3)(V3) = constant.
Charles’ Law The pressure of a gas varies directly with temperature when the volume is held constant, and the volume varies directly with temperature when the pressure is held constant or V1 /V2 = T 1/T2 or P 1/P2 = T 1/T2
Ideal Gas Law Combination of Charles' and Boyle's Laws gives P v /T = constant This is the ideal gas constant and is designated by R The ideal gas equation becomes Pv = RT where the pressure and temperature are absolute values.
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