Appendix A
When the valve is opened, the pressure will fall to an intermediate value, P2, and
the mass balance equation becomes
Substituting from equations (1) and (2) into (3):
or
then
Adding and subtracting P
Dividing by (P
or
Since P
sures and equation (9) is arranged so that P
before use, new P
A-2
P
(V
- V
+ V
2
CELL
SAMP
P
(V
- V
+ V
n
CELL
SAMP
(P
- P
)(V
- V
2
1
CELL
SAMP
− P
P
a
− V
=
V
CELL
− P
SAMP
P
2
in the denominator and rearranging gives
a
− V
= −V
+
( P
SAMP
CELL
- P
) in both the numerator and denominator
a
2
= V
−
V
SAMP
CELL
−1 −
V
= V
−
V
− P
SAMP
CELL
P
1
− P
P
2
, P
, and P
are expressed in equations (1) through (9) as absolute pres-
1
2
a
and P
may be redefined as gauge pressures
1g
2g
Model 1305 MultiVolume Pycnometer
) = n
RT
+ n
RT
EXP
C
a
E
a
) = P
(V
- V
EXP
1
CELL
SAMP
) = (P
- P
)V
a
2
EXP
2
V
EXP
1
(P
− P
) V
a
2
EXP
− P
) − (P
− P
)
2
a
1
a
V
EXP
− P
P
1
a
− P
P
a
2
EXP
a
− 1
a
is subtracted from both P
a
(3)
) + P
V
(4)
a
EXP
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
and P
1
2
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