Simulation of a Simple Gas Pressure Model

Simulation of a Simple Gas Pressure Model

Prepared by J. McLoone

This simple model to understand gas pressure considers the gas as a collection of independent molecules bouncing inside a container and counts the frequency of collisions on the container's walls. Pressure, then, equals the force per unit area . Larger numbers of discrete impulses of force can be averaged over an observation time to give an apparently constant pressure. Download the CDF file to view the simulation using the free Wolfram CDF player.