A new form of a fluid state equation, based on a conceptual extrapolation from the Debye equation for the specific heat of solid materials is described. The Debye characteristic temperature, Θ, which is nominally a constant for solids, becomes a function of the fluid density ρ. Further assuming \({\Theta = c_{1}\rho^{2/3}(1 + c_{2} \rho + c_{3} \rho ^{2} + {\cdots})}\) yields the conventional fluid virial equation in the high-T and low-ρ limits for a monatomic fluid. Additional terms must be added to describe (a) the compressibility of the dense subcooled fluid and (b) properties in the near-critical range. Discussion of the Gruneisen parameter and other factors is included. This Debye fluid theory was used as a state equation for 3He, continuous from 0.005 K to above room temperature.
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Arp, V., Huang, Y.H., Radebaugh, R. et al. Debye Fluid State Equation. Int J Thermophys 28, 417–428 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10765-006-0141-3
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