Perfect Gas - Perfect Gas Nomenclature

Perfect Gas Nomenclature

The terms perfect gas and ideal gas are sometimes used interchangeably, depending on the particular field of physics and engineering. Sometimes, other distinctions are made, such as between thermally perfect gas and calorically perfect gas, or between imperfect, semi-perfect, perfect, and ideal gases. The assumptions are summarized in the following table.

Nomenclature 1
Nomenclature 2
Specific heat at constant V
Ideal-gas law
and
Calorically perfect Perfect Constant Yes
Thermally perfect Semi-perfect T-dependent Yes
Ideal May be T and/or p-dependent Yes
Imperfect T and p-dependent No

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