Deriving vdW-equation from kinetic theory

[Philip Koeck]

Does anybody know of a derivation of the van der Waals equation from the molecular kinetic theory of gases, but without using the tools of statistical physics (such as partition functions)?

 

[vanhees71]

The vdW EoS can be understood as a virial expansion. You find a nice derivation in Landau&Lifshitz vol. V (which is anyway one of the best books on thermodynamics and statistics).