clear; clc; // Illustration 12.9 // Page: 709 printf('Illustration 12.9 - Page: 709\n\n'); // Solution //***Data***// x1 = 0.46;// [fraction moisture] x2 = 0.085;// [fraction moisture] Y1 = 0.08;// [kg water/kg dry solid] Y2 = 0.03;// [kg water/kg dry solid] G = 1.36;// [kg/square m.s] //**********// X1 = x1/(1-x1);// [kg water/kg dry solid] X2 = x2/(1-x2);// [kg water/kg dry solid] // By water balance: SsByGs = (Y1-Y2)/(X1-X2);// [kg dry solid/kg air] // Since the initial moisture content of the rayon is less than the critical, drying takes place entirely within zone III. // Comparing with Eqn. 12.22: // (kY*A/(Ss(Xc-X*)))=0.0137*G^1.47 // thetha=integrate('(1/(0.0137*G^1.47))*(1/((X-X_star)*(Yw-Y)))','X',X2,X1) // [s] X = [X1 0.80 0.60 0.40 0.20 X2];// [kg water/kg dry solid] Y = zeros(6); for i = 1:6 // From Eqn. 12.54: Y(i) = Y2+((X(i)-X2)*SsByGs);// [kg water/kg dry gas] end // From Fig. 7.5 (Pg 232): Yw = [0.0950 0.0920 0.0790 0.0680 0.0550 0.0490];// [kg water/kg dry gas] X_star = zeros(6); Val = zeros(6); P = 51780;// [vapour pressure, kN/square m] for i = 1:6 // From Eqn 7.8: deff('[y]=f(p)','y=Y(i)-((p/(101330-p))*(18/29))'); p = fsolve(7,f);// [kN/square m] RH(i) = (p/P)*100; X_star(i) = (RH(i)/4)/(100-(RH(i)/4));// [kg water/kg dry solid] Val(i) = 1/((X(i)-X_star(i))*(Yw(i)-Y(i))); end scf(41); plot(X,Val); xgrid(); xlabel("X kg water/kg dry solid"); ylabel("1/((X-X*)*(Yw-Y))"); title("Graphical Integration"); // Area Under the curve: Area = 151.6; // From Eqn. 12.59: thetha = Area/(0.0137*G^1.47); printf("Time required for drying: %f h\n",thetha/3600);