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196<br />

Appendix D<br />

Calculations Relative to <strong>the</strong> Filling of a Vapour Pressure Thermometer<br />

Notations<br />

Ta<br />

- minimum <strong>temperature</strong> to be attained. At this <strong>temperature</strong> <strong>the</strong> bulb is completely<br />

filled with liquid.<br />

Tb - maximum <strong>temperature</strong> to be attained. The bulb is empty of liquid except <strong>for</strong> a<br />

small quantity v which remains <strong>for</strong> security and which can be neglected.<br />

∏a, ∏b - <strong>the</strong> corresponding saturated vapour pressures.<br />

Tf<br />

∏f<br />

T0<br />

- <strong>temperature</strong> used <strong>for</strong> condensation when filling.<br />

- corresponding saturated vapour pressure.<br />

- room <strong>temperature</strong>.<br />

P0 - filling pressure at T0.<br />

Tm - average <strong>temperature</strong> along <strong>the</strong> capillary, equal to<br />

as <strong>the</strong> case may be.<br />

T0<br />

+ Tf<br />

2<br />

T0<br />

,<br />

+ Ta<br />

2<br />

Vb - <strong>the</strong> bulb volume partially filled with a volume vc of liquid.<br />

Vc - volume of <strong>the</strong> capillary.<br />

VT - volume of <strong>the</strong> reservoir.<br />

V0<br />

- totality of volumes of connectors and manometer that remain at room<br />

<strong>temperature</strong>.<br />

M - molar mass of <strong>the</strong> pure filling substance. N - number of moles to be introduced.<br />

v L<br />

n1 - number of moles of liquid = ⋅ ρ<br />

n2<br />

- number of moles of vapour in <strong>the</strong> bulb =<br />

M<br />

P( Vb<br />

v L )<br />

RT<br />

−<br />

(p, pressure in <strong>the</strong> bulb, = pa, pb, pM, or p0).<br />

ρa, ρb - density of liquid at <strong>temperature</strong> Ta, Tb respectively.<br />

n3 - number of moles in <strong>the</strong> capillary =<br />

n4 - number of moles in <strong>the</strong> various volumes at room <strong>temperature</strong> =<br />

n5<br />

PV<br />

RT<br />

- number of moles in <strong>the</strong> volume of <strong>the</strong> reservoir =<br />

N - total number of moles.<br />

We assume that <strong>the</strong> vapour phase obeys <strong>the</strong> perfect gas law.<br />

VT being generally much larger than <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r volumes, we can make some approximations:<br />

c<br />

m<br />

PV<br />

RT<br />

T<br />

0<br />

PV<br />

RT<br />

, or<br />

0<br />

0<br />

T<br />

0<br />

+ T<br />

2<br />

b

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