//Exa 10.8 clc; clear; close; //given data format('v',8); A=0.5;// in m^2 Pi=2.2;// in bar Pi=Pi*10^5;// in N/m^2 Pf=2.18;// in bar Pf=Pf*10^5;// in N/m^2 T=300;// in K S=0.072;// in m^3 V=0.028;// in m^3 L=10;// in mm L=L*10^-3;// in meter R=287; // Diffusivity of air in rubber D // Initial mass of air in the tube mi= Pi*V/(R*T);// in kg //final mass of air in the tube mf= Pf*V/(R*T);// in kg // Mass of air escaped ma = mi-mf;//in kg // Formula Na = ma/A = mass of air escaped / Time elapsed * area A=6*24*3600*0.5; Na = ma/A;//in kg/sm^2 // Solubility of air should be calculated at mean temperature S_meanTemperature=(2.2+2.18)/2;// in bar //Solubility of air at the mean inside Pressure is S=S*S_meanTemperature;// in m^3/m^3 of rubber disp("The air which escapes to atmosphere will be 1 bar and its solubility will remain at 0.72 m^3 of air per m^3 of rubber"); V1=S; V2=0.072; T1=T; T2=T; P1=2.19*10^5;// in N/m^2 P2=1*10^5;// in N/m^2 // The corresponding mass concentration at the inner and outer surface of the tube, from gas equation are calculated as Ca1= P1*V1/(R*T1);// in kg/m^3 Ca2= P2*V2/(R*T2);// in kg/m^3 // The diffusion flux rate of air through the rubber is given by // Na = ma/A = D*(Ca1-Ca2)/del_x, here del_x=L; D=Na*del_x/(Ca1-Ca2); disp(D,"Diffusivity of air in rubber in m^2/s");