Editor selections by Topic and Unit

The Physics Front is a free service provided by the AAPT in partnership with the NSF/NSDL.

Detail Page

Item Picture
written by Andrew Duffy
This web page is an interactive physics simulation on adiabatic expansion of an ideal gas. The page displays a simulation of gas particles in a container, and a pressure versus volume diagram. The user can choose to let the container expand adiabatically, and see how this affects the diagram. Work done by the expansion is also graphed.

This is part of a collection of similar simulation-based student activities.

Please note that this resource requires Java Applet Plug-in.
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Fluid Mechanics
- Dynamics of Fluids
Thermo & Stat Mech
- First Law
= Adiabatic Processes
- Models
= Ideal Gas
- High School
- Lower Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
= Simulation
- Audio/Visual
= Movie/Animation
Appropriate Courses Categories Ratings
- Algebra-based Physics
- AP Physics
- Lesson Plan
- Activity
- Laboratory
  • Currently 0.0/5

Want to rate this material?
Login here!


Intended Users:
Learner
Educator
Formats:
application/java
text/html
Access Rights:
Free access
Restriction:
© 2002 Andrew Duffy, Boston University
Keywords:
Ideal gases, adabatic, adiabatic expansion, simulation of gas expansion, thermodynamics
Record Cloner:
Metadata instance created May 12, 2008 by Christopher Allen
Record Updated:
December 2, 2021 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update
when Cataloged:
March 28, 2008
Other Collections:

ComPADRE is beta testing Citation Styles!

Record Link
AIP Format
A. Duffy, (2002), WWW Document, (http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/semester1/c27_process_adiabatic_sim.html).
AJP/PRST-PER
A. Duffy, Boston University Physics Simulations: Adiabatic Processes (2002), <http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/semester1/c27_process_adiabatic_sim.html>.
APA Format
Duffy, A. (2008, March 28). Boston University Physics Simulations: Adiabatic Processes. Retrieved December 7, 2024, from http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/semester1/c27_process_adiabatic_sim.html
Chicago Format
Duffy, Andrew. Boston University Physics Simulations: Adiabatic Processes. March 28, 2008. http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/semester1/c27_process_adiabatic_sim.html (accessed 7 December 2024).
MLA Format
Duffy, Andrew. Boston University Physics Simulations: Adiabatic Processes. 2002. 28 Mar. 2008. 7 Dec. 2024 <http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/semester1/c27_process_adiabatic_sim.html>.
BibTeX Export Format
@misc{ Author = "Andrew Duffy", Title = {Boston University Physics Simulations: Adiabatic Processes}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {7 December 2024}, Month = {March 28, 2008}, Year = {2002} }
Refer Export Format

%A Andrew Duffy %T Boston University Physics Simulations: Adiabatic Processes %D March 28, 2008 %U http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/semester1/c27_process_adiabatic_sim.html %O application/java

EndNote Export Format

%0 Electronic Source %A Duffy, Andrew %D March 28, 2008 %T Boston University Physics Simulations: Adiabatic Processes %V 2024 %N 7 December 2024 %8 March 28, 2008 %9 application/java %U http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/semester1/c27_process_adiabatic_sim.html


Disclaimer: ComPADRE offers citation styles as a guide only. We cannot offer interpretations about citations as this is an automated procedure. Please refer to the style manuals in the Citation Source Information area for clarifications.

Citation Source Information

The AIP Style presented is based on information from the AIP Style Manual.

The APA Style presented is based on information from APA Style.org: Electronic References.

The Chicago Style presented is based on information from Examples of Chicago-Style Documentation.

The MLA Style presented is based on information from the MLA FAQ.

This resource is stored in a shared folder.

You must login to access shared folders.

Save to my folders

Supplements

Contribute

Similar Materials