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An equation of state of a substance is a relationship among any three state variables. We often use pressure (p), specific volume (υ), and temperature (T) as the variables, because a p-υ-T relationship exists for every substance: solid, liquid, and vapor. Unfortunately, most equations of state are not known, or they are extremely complicated. As a result, accurate equations of state for wide pressure and temperature ranges are few and far between. This chapter presents some approximate equations of state for gases, beginning with that for an ideal gas.
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Look, D.C., Sauer, H.J. (1988). Gases. In: Engineering Thermodynamics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-9316-3_3
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