isochor
noun
a line on a graph showing the variation of the temperature of a fluid with its pressure, when the volume is kept constant
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Paths BC and DA are isochoric and accomplish similar results to the ignition and exhaust-intake portions, respectively, of the internal combustion engine's cycle.
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The second is an isochoric process, with decreasing pressure.
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Among them are the isobaric, isochoric, isothermal and adiabatic processes.
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Since volume is constant, ΔV = 0 , and no work is done in an isochoric process.
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Is the same true for isobaric and isochoric processes?
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