Amagat biography definition

Mechanical engineering thermodynamics pdf notes

He is noted for his work on the behavior of gases. He started work plotting isotherms of carbon dioxide at high pressures, expanding the results of Thomas Andrews; this research was published in as his doctoral thesis. In followed a publication on the coefficient of compressibility of fluids, showing conclusively that this decreased with an increase in pressure, a result contradicting the results of other scientists.

Between and Amagat investigated a number of gases, publishing data on isotherms and reaching the limit of pressures obtainable using glass apparatus — about atmospheres. To get yet further Amagat invented a hydraulic manometer that could produce and measure up to atmospheres. This manometer was later used in firearms factories for testing purposes.

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