Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach 8th Edition

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Chapter 12 - Thermodynamic Property Relations - Problems - Page 682: 12-47

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The definition for volume expansivity is $$ \beta=\frac{1}{v}\left(\frac{\partial v}{\partial T}\right)_P $$ According to the cyclic relation, $$ \left(\frac{\partial v}{\partial T}\right)_P\left(\frac{\partial P}{\partial v}\right)_T\left(\frac{\partial T}{\partial P}\right)_v=-1 $$ which on rearrangement becomes $$ \left(\frac{\partial v}{\partial T}\right)_P=-\frac{\left(\frac{\partial P}{\partial T}\right)_v}{\left(\frac{\partial P}{\partial v}\right)_T} $$ Proceeding to perform the differentiations gives $$ \left(\frac{\partial P}{\partial T}\right)_v=\frac{R}{v-b}+\frac{a}{v^2 T^2} $$ and $$ \left(\frac{\partial P}{\partial v}\right)_T=-\frac{R T}{(v-b)^2}+\frac{2 a}{v^3 T} $$ Substituting these results into the definition of the volume expansivity produces $$ \beta=-\frac{1}{v} \frac{\frac{R}{v-b}+\frac{a}{v^2 T^2}}{\frac{-R T}{(v-b)^2}+\frac{2 a}{v^3 T}} $$
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