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+clc;
+clear;
+printf("\n Example 10.13\n");
+
+D_e=1e-5;//Effective diffusivity for the reactants in the catalyst particle
+k=14.4;//first order rate constant
+L=2.5e-3;
+
+lambda=(k/D_e)^0.5;
+phi=(k/D_e)^0.5*(L);//Thiele modulus
+//From equation 10.202, the effectiveness factor,
+eta=(1/phi)*tanh(phi);
+printf("\n (i) The effectiveness factor = %.3f",eta);
+//The concentration profile is given by equation 10.198
+y=1.25e-3;
+C_Ai=0.15;
+C_A=C_Ai*(cosh(lambda*y)/cosh(lambda*L));
+printf("\n (ii) The concentration of reactant at a position half-way between the centre and the outside of the\n\t pellet = %.3f kmol/m^3",C_A);