Critical pressure¶
Critical pressure in a van der Waals fluid depends on the parameters \(a\) and \(b\) of the van der Waals equation. See Critical parameters.
Links:
- critical_pressure¶
Critical pressure of the van der Waals fluid.
- Symbol:
p_c- Latex:
\(p_\text{c}\)
- attractive_forces_parameter¶
Parameter of the van der Waals equation denoting the magnitude of attractive forces between gas molecules.
- Symbol:
a
- excluded_volume_parameter¶
Parameter of the van der Waals equation denoting an excluded molar volume due to a finite size of molecules.
- Symbol:
b
- law¶
p_c = a / (27 * b^2)- Latex:
- \[p_\text{c} = \frac{a}{27 b^2}\]