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re: If air is compressed it heats up and if it is expanded it cools down.

Johannes — 4/22/2008 1:52:41 AM (archived)

There is a difference between the effects of temperature when applied to confined and unconfined gasses.

One good web site that explains those effects is the following:

http://www.chm.davidson.edu/ronutt/che115/PistCyl/PistCyl_Solutions.htm

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For RL, thanks for the link. - Johannes - 4/15/2008 3:38:12 AM
- re: For RL, thanks for the link. - gbaikie - 4/15/2008 9:29:03 AM
  - re: I am curious - Johannes - 4/16/2008 2:29:51 AM
    - re: I am curious - gbaikie - 4/16/2008 4:27:12 AM
      - re: re:Interesting - Johannes - 4/16/2008 6:35:36 PM
        
        re: re:Interesting - gbaikie - 4/17/2008 1:37:31 AM
        
        re: There seems to be a lot of confusion - Johannes - 4/17/2008 10:26:24 PM
        
        re: There seems to be a lot of confusion - gbaikie - 4/18/2008 3:43:27 AM
        
        re: Why does a hot air balloon rise in the air? (n/t) - Johannes - 4/19/2008 1:51:03 AM
        
        re: Why does a hot air balloon rise in the air? - gbaikie - 4/19/2008 5:29:28 AM
        
        re: In a volume of gas, the pressure, density, and weight are related. - Johannes - 4/20/2008 1:53:05 AM
        
        re: In a volume of gas, the pressure, density, and weight are related. - gbaikie - 4/20/2008 5:58:07 AM
        
        re: Good picture. - Johannes - 4/21/2008 2:43:18 AM
        
        re: Good picture. - gbaikie - 4/21/2008 6:02:35 AM
        
        re: If air is compressed it heats up and if it is expanded it cools down. - Johannes - 4/22/2008 1:52:41 AM

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