clear ; clc; // Example 14.2 printf('Example 14.2\n\n'); //Page No. 444 // Solution //From appendix D Tc = 154.4 ;//[K] Pc1 = 49.7 ;// [atm] Pc = 101.3 * Pc1;//[kPa] T_O21 = -25 ;// Temperature-[degree C] T_O2 = 273+T_O21;//Temperature -[K] R = 8.134 ;// gas constant-[(cubic metre * kPa)/(kg mol * K)] V_tank = 0.0284 ;// Volume of tank-[cubic metre] mol_O2 = 32 ;// Kmol. wt. of O2-[kg] m_O2 = 3.5 ;// Mass of liquid O2-[kg] V_sp = V_tank * mol_O2/m_O2 ;// Specific molar volume-[m^3/kg] Vc = R * Tc/Pc ;// [cubic metre/kg mol] Vr = V_sp/Vc; Tr = T_O2/Tc; // Now use Vr and Tr to get Pr from Nelson and Obert chart ,Pr = 1.43 Pr = 1.43 ;// [kPa] P_O2 = Pr * Pc ;// The pressure in the tank -[kPa] printf('The pressure in the tank is %.2f kPa.',P_O2);