Indiana University Southeast Physics Applets: Piston Simulation

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written by Kyle Forinash

This web page contains a simulation of the volume and temperature of gas in a piston as it oscillates. Particles of gas in the piston interact with each other and the walls of the container. Temperature and volume change as the volume of the piston expands and contracts. The user is asked several questions to clarify how the thermal energy in the piston is changing as it moves, and how temperature, volume, and number of particles are related for closed containers.

This page is part of a collection of Java applets with tutorial questions developed for students of undergraduate physics.

https://kforinas.pages.iu.edu/physlets/thermo/piston.html

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Thermo & Stat Mech - Kinetic and Diffusive Processes = Approach to Equilibrium - Models = Ideal Gas	- Lower Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Interactive Simulation = Tutorial

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Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 2003 Kyle Forinash
Keywords:: applet, engine, gas law, ideal gas, ideal gas law, physlet, piston, pressure, simulation
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created June 27, 2008 by Christopher Allen
Record Updated:: August 10, 2020 by Bruce Mason
Last Update when Cataloged:: September 1, 2006
Other Collections:: The Physics Source

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