//Harriot P., 2003, Chemical Reactor Design (I-Edition), Marcel Dekker, Inc., USA, pp 436. //Chapter-6 Ex6.1.c Pg No. 236 //Title:Speed of stirrer and blending time //==================================================================================================================== clear clc //INPUT D_a=0.1; D_t=0.3; H=0.3; Da_by_Dt1=D_a/D_t; Da_by_Dt2=0.5; n1=2.76; //CALCULATION n2=(Da_by_Dt1/Da_by_Dt2)^(5/3)*n1; rotaional_speed=n2*60; t1=4*(1/Da_by_Dt1)^2*(H/D_t)*(1/n1); t2=4*(1/Da_by_Dt2)^2*(H/D_t)*(1/n2); //OUTPUT //Console Output mprintf('\n The new stirrer speed = %.2f sec-1 or %.0f rpm',n2,rotaional_speed); mprintf('\n The new blending time for Da/Dt ratio of 0.5 = %.1f sec',t2); //File Output fid= mopen('.\Chapter6_Ex1_c_Output.txt','w'); mfprintf(fid,'\n The new stirrer speed = %.2f sec-1 or %.0f rpm',n2,rotaional_speed); mfprintf(fid,'\n The new blending time for Da/Dt ratio of 0.5 = %.1f sec',t2); mclose(fid); //=============================================================END OF PROGRAM==================================== // Disclaimer:The answer "11.1 sec" for new blending time given in the book is numerically incorrect. "16/1.4 = 11.4285" and not "11.1" as printed in the textbook.