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Why doesn't an irreversible adiabatic process follow the equation,
PV^(gamma)=constant?
PV^(gamma)=constant?
Although some people here (i.e. my friend Andrew Mason) are of another "school of knowledge", I must say an irreversible adiabatic process is not an isentropic one, and so it is not described by your equation.asdf1 said:Why doesn't an irreversible adiabatic process follow the equation,
PV^(gamma)=constant?
For [itex]PV^\gamma = constant[/itex] to apply, the ideal gas law must apply at all times during the process. But this assumes that the system is at perfect thermodynamic equilibrium at all times during the process.Clausius2 said:Although some people here (i.e. my friend Andrew Mason) are of another "school of knowledge", I must say an irreversible adiabatic process is not an isentropic one, and so it is not described by your equation.