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effect of temperature on gas pressure

Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 7:29 am
by WFvolc
Hi again,

My second problem is this:

I have a sealed cylinder which I will heat up. I assume the cylinder is not expanding significantly with heat and not deforming with internal pressurization.

In the first case I will fill it with water prior to heating. As it is gas-tight, I would like to know what the calculated pressure increase will be. I would like to arrive at a curve from which I can point to the phase change to vapour and from which I can estimate the internal pressure at a given temperature above the boiling point.

In the second case I will fill it half full with water prior to heating. What will the result be then and how can I use the knowledge of the fraction of water in the vessel to estimate the differences in pressure accordingly??

As always, I am excited for your help!

Best regards and thanks.

Re: effect of temperature on gas pressure

Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 3:44 pm
by deleted-93346
Once again, I am sorry to disappoint you. This second query is a rather more difficult problem. Perhaps the folks at this URL could help...

http://www.physicscentral.com/experimen ... estion.cfm

Good luck.

Also: DO NOT, EVER, TRY THIS EXPERIMENTALLY. AN EXPLOSION WILL RESULT!!