Equation of State

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Equation of State

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An equation relating temperature, pressure, and volume of a system in thermodynamic equilibrium. </dd>
A large number of such equations have been devised to apply equally to gaseous and liquid phases throughout a wide range of temperatures and pressures. Of these, the simplest are the perfect gas law and Van der Waal equation. [[/a>|/a> ]]

References

This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use