Snow, Benjamin Warner, 1860- · Madison, Wis. · leaf 324
n. This same diagram enablesus also to determine the work done in compressing a gas, asmay be seen from the following consideration. Let us suppose, as before, that the mass of gas is enclosed ina cylinder provided with a piston, and that the area of this pistonis A, Fig. 184. Let us suppose also… … Fjg. ISJ. Work is pi-Tforiiiiil in com-pressing a gas. tlie f-yliiidcr by an external force F, then the force from withouthohls in equilibrium the force from within, and P = Ap. As the piston is forced intothe cylinder to compress thegas. P must increase and thiscauses p likewise to increase.In…
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