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When compressed air energy storage comes up, it is always worth remembering PV = nRT, the ideal gas law. And then remembering that things are not ideal.
by stmw 8y ago
When compressed air energy storage comes up, it is always worth remembering PV = nRT, the ideal gas law. And then remembering that things are not ideal.
- btrettel 8y agoMechanical engineer here. The ideal gas approximation is plenty reasonable for the pressures and temperatures of interest here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compressibility_factor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compressibility_factor