The Source Selection IPT consists of standing members from the NAVAIR Acquisition Policy and Processes Department, AIR-2.1, AIR-4.10E, Logistics Management Integration Department, and a AIR-11.0 Senior Attorney, with AIR-4.10E and AIR-2.1 as the Co-Chairs.
9.2.7.1 Basic Definitions Critical temperature (T c)The maximum temperature at which a gas can be converted into a liquid by an increase inpressure. Critical pressure (p c)The minimum pressure which would suffice to liquefy a substance at its criticaltemperature. Above the critical pressure, increasing the temperature will not cause a fluidto vaporize to give a two-phase system.
Gases can't be liquified at temperatures above the critical temperature because at this point the properties of gases and liquids become the same, and there is no basis on which to distinguish between gases and liquids. The vapor pressure of a liquid at the critical temperature is called the critical pressure (Pc). The vapor pressure of a liquid never gets larger than this critical pressure. The critical temperatures, critical pressures, and boiling points of a number of gases are given in the table below.