Science lesson: Is there a compressible liquid?

[sanjuro]

I was reading James Huang's (The Angry Asian) review of a new fork technology, and he wrote how dampers work "by forcing a non-compressible viscous fluid through small ports".

Is there any liquids that are compressible?

[Westy]

I reckon the defined difference between a liquid and a gas is liquid is a non compressible fluid while a gas is a compressible fluid.

[LordOpie]

are all liquids compressible to some extent?

[LordOpie]

I reckon the defined difference between a liquid and a gas is liquid is a non compressible fluid while a gas is a compressible fluid.

Isn't liquid a compressed gas? Typically compressed by temperature?

[Westy]

Isn't liquid a compressed gas? Typically compressed by temperature?


You can not compress a gas by temperature. Every fluid has a melting/freezing point that depends the temperature. Easiest example is the boiling point of water changes with elevation(atmospheric pressure). A pressure cooker raises the boiling point by increasing the pressure.

[LordOpie]

Isn't frozen a form of compression?

[Kihaji]

Liquids aren't very compressable, as the molecules of them are already packed together pretty tight. Some liquids might exhibit some sense of compressibility because of "looser" molecules though.

[Reactor]

are all liquids compressible to some extent?

Yes. to an extent.

Part of the function of a pressurizer on an pressurized non-boiling water power plant to provide a surge area for changes in plant volume due to changes in temperature and pressure. For the other functions read the TMI accident analysis report subtitled "So you want to melt your powerplant today "

[splat]

Isn't frozen a form of compression?

no frozen form is better know as the Solid phase.

[GumbaFish]

PV=nRT where P is pressure, V is volume, n is the amount of gas in moles, R is the gas constant, and T is temperature.

[LordOpie]

so...

T = PV/nRT

as Pressure increase, temps rise. hmmm

[Westy]

so...

T = PV/nRT

as Pressure increase, temps rise. hmmm

Assuming no heat is transfered.

[LordOpie]

yes, cererus paribus

[Da Peach]

T on both sides?

[LordOpie]

T on both sides?

typo, get over it.