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Document Type
Research
Abstract
Fairbourne (Phil. Mag., June, 1922) describes an apparatus which he considers capable of demonstrating the limit of applicability of the second law of thermodynamics, by causing gas molecules to build up a difference of pressure, and consequently to do mechanical work at the expense of their kinetic energy. Articles published later by Witmer and by Fisher (Phil. Mag., 1924) seem to prove that Fairbourne's conclusions are incorrect, at least in part. However they did not consider the effect of adsorption. Experiments were undertaken to test Fairbourne's conclusions experimentally. Thus far the pressure effect which he predicts has not been detected.
Publication Date
1925
Journal Title
Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science
Volume
32
Issue
1
First Page
378
Last Page
379
Copyright
©1925 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Davis, G. E.
(1925)
"An Attempt to Detect a Predicted Pressure Effect in Gases,"
Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 32(1), 378-379.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol32/iss1/78