//Harriot P.,2003,Chemical Reactor Design (I-Edition) Marcel Dekker,Inc.,USA,pp 436. //Chapter-4 Ex4.3 Pg No. 154 //Title:Influence of Pore diffusion over rate //============================================================================================================ clear clc //INPUT d_p=1/4;//Spherical Catalyst pellet size(inch) k=[7.6*10^-3 14*10^-3];//Reaction rates (mol/hr) f_A=[0.1 0.2];//Feed fraction of reactant A D_e=0.0085;// Diffusivity of A (cm2/s) rho_p=1.4 ;// Density of catalyst particle(g/cm3) V_ref=22400;// reference volume(cm3) T_ref=273;//Reference Temperature (K) P_ref=1;//Reference Pressure (atm) P=1.2;//Operating Pressure (atm) T_C=150; T=T_C+273;//Operating Temperature (K) //CALCULATION //For 10% of A C_A(1)=f_A(1)*T_ref*P_ref/(V_ref*T*P); R=d_p*2.54/2; k_app(1)=k(1)*rho_p/(3600*C_A(1));//Refer equation 4.53 Pg. No. 153 phi_app(1)=R*sqrt(k_app(1)/D_e);//Refer equation 4.55 Pg. No. 155 C_A(2)=f_A(2)*T_ref*P_ref/(V_ref*T*P); //If C_A is doubled the order is quite close to 1,from the Figure 4.8 Pg. No. 148, refer value of effectiveness eta_graph=0.42; k_app(2)=k_app(1)/eta_graph; phi_app(2)=R*sqrt(k_app(2)/D_e); eta_calc=(3/phi_app(2))*((1/tanh(phi_app(2)))-(1/phi_app(2))); eff_rate=(1-eta_graph)*100; //OUTPUT mprintf('\n The effectiveness from graph = %0.2f \n The calculated effectiveness = %0.2f',eta_graph,eta_calc); mprintf('\n The pore diffusion decreased the rate by %.0f%%',eff_rate); //FILE OUTPUT fid= mopen('.\Chapter4-Ex3-Output.txt','w'); mfprintf(fid,'\n The effectiveness from graph = %0.2f \n The calculated effectiveness = %0.2f',eta_graph,eta_calc); mfprintf(fid,'\n The pore diffusion decreased the rate by %.0f%%',eff_rate); mclose(fid); //==============================================================END OF PROGRAM===============================