//Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics //Chapter 12 //Refrigeration //Example 12.4 clear; clc; //Given //Water at 20 deg cel is chilled to 10 deg cel by flash evaporation Pv = 0.012;//Vapour pressure of water at 10 deg celsius in Kgf/sq.cm H1 = 20.03;//Enthalpy of liquid water at 20 deg cel in Kcal/Kg H2 = 10.4;//Enthalpy of liquid water at 10 deg cel in Kcal/Kg Hv = 601.6;//Enthalpy of saturated vapour at 10 deg cel in Kcal/kg //To calculate the pressure in the tank and the amount of make up water required P = Pv;//pressure in the tank = vapour pressure of water mprintf('The pressure in the tank is %f Kgf/sq.cm',P); //From equation 12.8 (page no 234) x = (H1-H2)/(Hv-H2); mprintf('\n The amount of make up water required is %f Kg',x); //end