//A Textbook of Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics //Chapter 6 //Thermodynamic Properties of Pure Fluids //Example 3 clear; clc; //Given: d_l = 13.69*10^3; //density of mercury in liquid state (kg/m^3) d_s = 14.193*10^3; //density of mercury in solid state (kg/m^3) T1 = 234.33; //temperature in K P1 = 1; //initial pressure in bar P2 = 10; //final pressure in bar Hf = 9.7876; //heat of fusion of mercury (kJ/kg) //To determine the melting point of mercury at 10 bar //Using Clapeyron equation [Eq. 6.25 Page no. 195] //Assuming del_V/del_H remains constant, log(T2/T1) = (del_V/del_H)*(P2-P1) del_V = (1/d_l)-(1/d_s); T2 = T1*(%e^((del_V/Hf)*(P2-P1))); mprintf('The melting point of mercury at 10 bar is %f K',T2); //end