//A Textbook of Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics //Chapter 6 //Thermodynamic Properties of Pure Fluids //Example 10 clear; clc; //Given: betta = 1.8*10^-4; //coeffecient of volume expansion (K^-1) k = 3.9*10^-6; //coeffecient of compressibility (bar^-1) T = 273; //temperature in K d = 13.596*10^3; //density (kg/m^3) Cp = 0.14*10^3; //(J/kg K) //To calculate Cv for mercury //Using equation 6.55 (Page no. 208) Cv = Cp - (betta^2*T*10^5)/(k*d); mprintf('Cv for mercury is %f J/kg K',Cv); //end