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ADIABATIC COMPRESSION [2 records]

Record 1 2022-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thermodynamics
  • Physics
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

A reduction in volume of a substance without heat flow, in or out.

CONT

Adiabatic compression is the compression of a gas without any transfer of heat to the surroundings. It results in an increase in the temperature of the gas undergoing compression.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Thermodynamique
  • Physique
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
CONT

Un gaz se refroidit pendant une détente adiabatique et se réchauffe pendant une compression adiabatique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Termodinámica
  • Física
  • Física de la atmósfera
DEF

Compresión sin intercambio de calor con el exterior.

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Record 2 2014-12-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plasma Physics
DEF

The compression of a plasma in a magnetic field, sufficiently slow for the magnetic moment of the plasma particles (and also the other adiabatic invariants) to be considered constant.

OBS

adiabatic compression: term and definition standardized by ISO in 1997.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique des plasmas
DEF

Compression d'un plasma dans un champ magnétique, suffisamment lente pour que le moment magnétique des particules du plasma (ainsi que les autres invariants adiabatiques) puisse être considéré comme constant.

OBS

compression adiabatique : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO en 1997.

Spanish

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