Callendar's equation

Callendar's equation

[′kal·ən·dərz i′kwā·zhən]

(thermodynamics)

An equation of state for steam whose temperature is well above the boiling point at the existing pressure, but is less than the critical temperature: (V-b) = (RT/p) - (a/Tⁿ), where V is the volume, R is the gas constant, T is the temperature, p is the pressure, n equals 10/3, and a and b are constants.

A very accurate equation relating temperature and resistance of platinum, according to which the temperature is the sum of a linear function of the resistance of platinum and a small correction term, which is a quadratic function of temperature.

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