Rankine equation of state

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The Rankine equation of state ^[1] is given by (this equation needs to be checked):

p v = R T - \frac{a}{T v}

where $a$ is a constant, $v$ is the volume, $p$ is the pressure, $T$ is the temperature and $R$ is the molar gas constant.

References[edit]

↑ William John Macquorn Rankine "On the Geometrical Representation of the Expansive Action of Heat, and the Theory of Thermo-Dynamic Engines", Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 144 pp. 115-175 (1854)

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