Properties of Gases at Very High Temperatures

Journal Article · Mon Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1958 · Physics of Fluids (New York)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1724353· OSTI ID:4324024

Amdur, I.; Mason, E. A.

Known intermolecular force laws are used to calculate virial coefficients of the equation of state and the transport properties at very high temperatures for the rare gases and for molecular nitrogen. The crucial force laws which enable the calculations to be carried to high temperatures are those derived from molecular beam scattering measurements, which are valid at close distances of molecular approach. The calculations cover the temperature range from 1000° to 15 000°K, but take into account only the translational degrees of freedom and neglect the effects of excitation, dissociation, and ionization. The treatment of mixtures is outlined, and illustrated by calculations for the binary system helium-argon. Finally, the methods which are used offer an approach to the problem of obtaining reasonably accurate estimates of gas properties at temperatures so high that direct experiments would be extremely difficult, if not impossible.

• Research Organization: Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge; Univ. of Maryland, College Park
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• NSA Number: NSA-13-002018
• OSTI ID: 4324024
• Journal Information: Physics of Fluids (New York), Journal Name: Physics of Fluids (New York) Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 1; ISSN 0031-9171; ISSN PFLDAS
• Publisher: American Institute of Physics
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ARGON
BEAMS
CHEMISTRY
DECOMPOSITION
ENERGY
EQUATIONS
ERRORS
EXCITATION
GASES
HELIUM
HIGH TEMPERATURE
IONIZATION
MEASURED VALUES
MIXING
MOLECULES
MOTION
NITROGEN
RARE GASES
THERMODYNAMICS