Published May 1989 | Version v1
Journal article

On pressure change occurring during gas mixing

  • 1. Applied Mechanics Department, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, California 94550

Description

A pressure change results at thermal equilibrium when ideal gases initially having the same pressure, different temperature, and dissimilar molecular structure are mixed in a constant volume isolated reservoir. This pressure change does not arise from the gas mixing, but rather it results from a redistribution of energy between the translational and internal molecular motion. The conditions for the existence of an extremum in the pressure change are also given

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
American Journal of Physics
Journal Volume
57
Journal Issue
5
Series
Am. J. Phys.
Journal Page Range
463-465
ISSN
0002-9505
CODEN
AJPIA

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
20046721
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
GASES; MIXING; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; THERMAL EQUILIBRIUM
Descriptors DEC
EQUILIBRIUM; FLUIDS