% idgvol.m by: Edward T Peltzer, MBARI % revised: 01 Dec 98. % % CALCULATE THE VOLUME OF A GAS AT A GIVEN T & P % using the ideal gas law: PV = nRT. % % Temperature (T) in degrees C. % Pressure in kPa == P(mbar) / 10. % P(dbar) * 10. % % OUTPUT: Volume of 1 mole of gas [vpm] in liters. % % vpm = idgvol(T,P). function [vpm]=idgvol(T,P) % DEFINE CONSTANTS FOR EQUATION OF STATE R = 0.082057; % CONVERT INPUT DATA TO APPROPRIATE UNITS Tc = T + 273.15; Pc = P ./ 101.325; % CALCULATE VOLUME PER MOLE vpm = R .* Tc ./ Pc;