Example of a Chemical Engineering Problem Solved Using MATLAB

Example of a Chemical Engineering Problem Solved Using MATLAB 

Find the specific volume of n-butane at 500 K and 18 atm using the Redlich-Kwong equation of state. 

Step 1 First, you need to prepare an m-file that will calculate the/(x), or here/fi ), given the temperature, pressure, and thermodynamic properties. The file is shown below. 

This function, called specvol , defines the problem you wish to solve. 

Step 2 To test the function specvol you issue either of the following commands  

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