COMPRESSIBILITY OF GASES AT HIGH TEMPERATURES: I. METHODS OF MEASUREMENT AND APPARATUS

Abstract

Methods and apparatus used for compressibility measurements of gases in the temperature range 0° to 600 °C. are described. A further method which can be used at temperatures above 600 °C. is also described. Data for some measurements with pure helium at 0° and at 600 °C. are given, from which the values (in Amagat units), 0.527 × 10−3 per atm. ± 0.003 × 10−3 and 0.439 × 10−3 per atm. ± 0.005 × 10−3 were obtained for the second virial coefficient at 0° and 600 °C. respectively.