// Harriot P., 2003, Chemical Reactor Design (I-Edition), Marcel Dekker, Inc., USA, pp 436. //Chapter-6 Ex6.4.a Pg No.251 //Title:Conversion in packed bed for same superficial velocity //==================================================================================================================== clear clc //INPUT L=2.5;//Lendth of bed(ft) X_A=0.95;//Conversion L_a=3;//Length of section a (ft) L_b=2;//Length of section b (ft) //CALCULATION k_rho_L_by_u=log(1/(1-X_A));//First Order reactions //For Section a k_rho_L_by_u_a=k_rho_L_by_u*(L_a/L); X_A_section_a=(1-exp(-k_rho_L_by_u_a)); //For Section b k_rho_L_by_u_b=k_rho_L_by_u*(L_b/L);//Dimensionless Group based on ideal plug flow for first order reaction X_A_section_b=(1-exp(-k_rho_L_by_u_b)); X_A_Ave=(X_A_section_b+X_A_section_a)/2; Percent_X_A_Ave=X_A_Ave*100 //OUTPUT //Console Output mprintf('\n\tThe average converion when each section has same superficial velocity:%0.1f%%',Percent_X_A_Ave ); //File Output fid= mopen('.\Chapter6_Ex4_a_Output.txt','w'); mfprintf(fid,'\n\tThe average converion when each section has same superficial velocity:%0.1f%%',Percent_X_A_Ave ); mclose(fid); //=======================================================END OF PROGRAM=================================================