pv diagram

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pv diagram of the diesel process
Comparison of adiabats and isotherms for an ideal gas

The pv diagram is a special form of a phase diagram in which the pressure  p of a system is plotted against the specific volume  v . If one uses the volume V instead of the specific volume  v , one speaks of a pV diagram ; in this case the reference to a constant amount of substance or mass is no longer given and may have to be made as an additional requirement.  

The pv diagram is often used to illustrate process flows - with or without phase change - such as the diesel process in the diagram opposite .

According to Gibbs' phase rule , a pure fluid or a fluid mixture with a constant composition has exactly two degrees of freedom . It follows that in the function of the pressure  p clearly by the specific volume  v and the temperature T will be described.  

If you enter this relationship in a three-dimensional diagram , a pVT diagram is created . A PV diagram is obtained by projecting this surface onto the PV plane. The pressure  p is the ordinate , the specific volume  v is the abscissa and the temperature  T is chosen to be constant ( isotherm ) or neglected , depending on the application .

In this diagram, the limits of the aggregate states “solid”, “liquid” and “gaseous” or the individual phases of the fluid are often entered.

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