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Title: Adiabatic processes in monatomic gases

Journal Article · · J. Chem. Phys.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.455069· OSTI ID:6931610

A kinetic model is used to predict the temperature evolution of a monatomic ideal gas undergoing an adiabatic expansion or compression at a constant finite rate, and it is then generalized to treat real gases. The effects of interatomic forces are considered, using as examples the gas with the square-well potential and the van der Waals gas. The model is integrated into a Carnot cycle operating at a finite rate to compare the efficiency's rate-dependent behavior with the reversible result. Limitations of the model, rate penalties, and their importance are discussed.

Research Organization:
Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637
OSTI ID:
6931610
Journal Information:
J. Chem. Phys.; (United States), Vol. 89:4
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English