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Specific volume

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The challenge of working with volume in the case of seawater is that it depends on variations in temperature, salinity, and pressure. On the other hand, mass is less affected by these variations, which is why it makes sense to work with what we call specific volume, calculated by dividing the volume V by the mass M:

\displaystyle\frac{V}{M}



However, M/V represents density, so the specific volume is defined as:

\alpha = \displaystyle\frac{1}{ \rho }

\rho
Densidad
kg/m^3
9371
\alpha
Volumen especifico
m^3/kg
9396
k_p = -( dV / dp )/ V k_p =- diff( alpha , p )/ alpha alpha = 1/ rho k_prhopValphaalpha_0

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Compressibility, infinitesimal

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The compressibility of a gas, denoted by \kappa, can be defined as the ratio of the volume change \Delta V/V to the pressure increase \Delta p. Mathematically, it is expressed in infinitesimal form as:

k_p = -\displaystyle\frac{1}{ V }\displaystyle\left(\displaystyle\frac{\partial V }{\partial p }\displaystyle\right)_ T

k_p
Compresividad isotermica
1/Pa
9363
p
Presión
Pa
9347
V
Volumen
m^3
9392
k_p = -( dV / dp )/ V k_p =- diff( alpha , p )/ alpha alpha = 1/ rho k_prhopValphaalpha_0

The negative sign is associated with the fact that an increasing pressure dp > 0 leads to a decrease in volume dV < 0.

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Ocean water compressibility coefficient

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In the case of the ocean, the concept of specific volume \alpha is used instead of the compressibility coefficient k_p. Therefore, it is necessary to convert the compressibility coefficient, which is typically defined in terms of volume variation, into terms of specific volume variation. Thus, in response to a pressure variation p, the compressibility coefficient in terms of specific volume \alpha can be expressed as:

k_p = -\displaystyle\frac{1}{ \alpha }\left(\displaystyle\frac{ \partial\alpha }{ \partial p }\right)_{ T , S }

k_p
Compresividad isotermica
1/Pa
9363
p
Presión
Pa
9347
\alpha
Volumen especifico
m^3/kg
9396
\alpha_0
Volumen especifico base
m^3/kg
9397
k_p = -( dV / dp )/ V k_p =- diff( alpha , p )/ alpha alpha = 1/ rho k_prhopValphaalpha_0

The compressibility coefficient with k_p is defined by

k_p = -\displaystyle\frac{1}{ V }\displaystyle\left(\displaystyle\frac{\partial V }{\partial p }\displaystyle\right)_ T



In the case of oceanic water, we work with the specific volume

\alpha = \displaystyle\frac{1}{ \rho }



instead of the volume V. Therefore, a change of variable can be performed, resulting in the compressibility coefficient as

k_p = -\displaystyle\frac{1}{ \alpha }\left(\displaystyle\frac{ \partial\alpha }{ \partial p }\right)_{ T , S }

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Measured compressibility coefficient for different temperatures

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The compressibility coefficient for oceanic water, measured as a function of temperature, follows the trend shown in the following graph:

In general, it is observed that compressibility:

- decreases with increasing pressure.

- decreases with increasing temperature.

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Measured compressibility coefficient for different salinities

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The compressibility coefficient for oceanic water, measured as a function of salinity, exhibits the trend shown in the following graph:

In general, it is observed that compressibility:

- decreases with increasing salinity.

- decreases with increasing temperature.

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