Difference between revisions of "Ideal Gas"
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:<math> m </math> = mass, lb<sub>m</sub>  | :<math> m </math> = mass, lb<sub>m</sub>  | ||
:<math> M </math> = molecular weight, lb<sub>m</sub>/lb<sub>mol</sub>  | :<math> M </math> = molecular weight, lb<sub>m</sub>/lb<sub>mol</sub>  | ||
| − | :<math> n </math> = number of moles    | + | :<math> n </math> = number of moles, lb<sub>mol</sub>  | 
:<math> P </math> = Pressure, psia  | :<math> P </math> = Pressure, psia  | ||
:<math> R </math> = universal gas constant, 10.7316 psia ft<sup>3</sup>/ lb<sub>mol</sub>/ °R  | :<math> R </math> = universal gas constant, 10.7316 psia ft<sup>3</sup>/ lb<sub>mol</sub>/ °R  | ||
:<math> T </math> = temperature, °R  | :<math> T </math> = temperature, °R  | ||
:<math> V </math> = volume, ft<sup>3</sup>  | :<math> V </math> = volume, ft<sup>3</sup>  | ||
Revision as of 11:22, 20 November 2017
Brief
Ideal Gas is a concept where:
- gas is composed with molecules of negligible volume;
 - interaction between the molecules is negligible.
 
Equation Of State
It all started with Boyle-Charles Law published in 1662 .
The Ideal Gas EOS:
Nomenclature
 = mass, lbm
 = molecular weight, lbm/lbmol
 = number of moles, lbmol
 = Pressure, psia
 = universal gas constant, 10.7316 psia ft3/ lbmol/ °R
 = temperature, °R
 = volume, ft3

