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Polytropic Process.
Polytropic Process - as a noun
An expansion or compression of a gas in which the quantity pv n is held constant, where p and v are the pressure and volume of the gas, and n is some constant.
Example: "The process taking place during hydrogen's compression from the 30 bar lower limit to the 200 bar upper limit is a polytropic process."
Example Sentences
"The polytropic process involves a change in temperature and volume while following a specific relationship."
"In a compression polytropic process, the work done is given by a specific formula."
"The polytropic process can be represented by a polytrope on a pressure-volume diagram."
"During a polytropic process, the equation of state remains valid."
"A polytropic process with a constant heat capacity is also known as an isentropic process."
