This simulation demonstrates how adiabatic compression and expansion drive pressure and temperature changes in a gas without any heat crossing the system boundary, following the pressure-volume-gamma relation.
Drag the piston to compress or expand the gas and watch pressure, volume, and temperature update in real time, then compare the resulting curve to an isothermal process at the same starting conditions.
Use the piston slider to compress or expand the gas and toggle between adiabatic and isothermal modes to compare their pressure-temperature behavior.
A fire piston, an ancient tool used long before matches, ignites tinder using nothing but the intense heat generated by a single rapid adiabatic compression of air.
This simulation demonstrates how adiabatic compression and expansion drive pressure and temperature changes in a gas without any heat crossing the system boundary, following the pressure-volume-gamma relation.
This simulation demonstrates how adiabatic compression and expansion drive pressure and temperature changes in a gas without any heat crossing the system boundary, following the pressure-volume-gamma relation.
Drag the piston to compress or expand the gas and watch pressure, volume, and temperature update in real time, then compare the resulting curve to an isothermal process at the same starting conditions.
A fire piston, an ancient tool used long before matches, ignites tinder using nothing but the intense heat generated by a single rapid adiabatic compression of air.