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Thermodynamics: Triple Point Explained

This document discusses thermodynamics concepts including: 1) P-V diagrams showing substances that contract or expand on freezing and the inclusion of solid phases. 2) The triple line and triple point where three phases of a pure substance coexist in equilibrium on P-V or T-V diagrams. 3) The importance of the triple point pressure and temperature - no substance can exist as a liquid below these values and liquids can exist below the triple point temperature at high pressures.

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Thermodynamics: Triple Point Explained

This document discusses thermodynamics concepts including: 1) P-V diagrams showing substances that contract or expand on freezing and the inclusion of solid phases. 2) The triple line and triple point where three phases of a pure substance coexist in equilibrium on P-V or T-V diagrams. 3) The importance of the triple point pressure and temperature - no substance can exist as a liquid below these values and liquids can exist below the triple point temperature at high pressures.

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ME 231

Thermodynamics-I

Lecture 15
Fall 2016
Extending the diagrams to include
Solid Phase
P-V diagram of a substance that
contracts on freezing

2
Extending the diagrams to include
Solid Phase (2)
P-V diagram of a substance that
expands on freezing

3
Triple Line and Triple Point
On P-v or T-v diagrams, under some conditions all
three phases of a pure substance coexist in
equilibrium, these triple-phase states form a line
called the triple line.
The states on the triple line of a substance have the
same pressure and temperature but different
specific volumes.
The triple line appears as a point on the P-T diagrams
and, therefore, is often called the triple point.
For water, the triple-point temperature and pressure
are 0.01C and 0.6117 kPa, respectively. 4
Importance of Triple Point Pressure and
Temperature
No substance can exist in the liquid phase in stable
equilibrium at pressures below the triple-point
pressure.

Substances at high pressures can exist in the liquid


phase at temperatures below the triple-point
temperature.

For example, water cannot exist in liquid form in


equilibrium at atmospheric pressure at temperatures
5
below 0C, but it can exist as a liquid at -20C at
P-T diagram

6
P-v-T Surface
P-V-T surface of a substance that
contracts on freezing

7
P-v-T Surface
P-V-T surface of a substance that
expands on freezing

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