//Kunii D., Levenspiel O., 1991. Fluidization Engineering(II Edition). Butterworth-Heinemann, MA, pp 491 //Chapter-10, Example 2, Page 254 //Title: Compare the Relative Importance of Kbc and Kce //========================================================================================================== clear clc //INPUT D=0.69;//Diffusion coefficient of gas in cm^2/s umf=1.0;//Velocity at minimum fluidization condition in cm/s ephsilonmf=0.5;//Void fraction at minimum fluidization condition db=[5;15];//Equilibrium bubble size in cm g=980;//Acceleration due to gravity in cm/s^2 //CALCULATION n=length(db); i=1; while i<=n Kbc(i)=4.5*(umf/db(i))+5.85*((D^0.5*g^0.25)/db(i)^(5/4));//Gas interchange coefficient between bubble and cloud from Eqn.(27) Kce(i)=6.77*((D*ephsilonmf*0.711*(g*db(i))^0.5)/db(i)^3)^0.5;//Gas interchange coefficient between emulsion and cloud from Eqn.(34) Kbe(i)=(Kbc(i)*Kce(i))/(Kbc(i)+Kce(i));//Gas interchange coefficient between bubble and emulsion from Eqn.(14) e(i)=(Kce(i)-Kbe(i))/Kbe(i);//Error when minor resistance is ignored i=i+1; end //OUTPUT printf('\ndb(cm)'); printf('\t\tCalculated Kbc'); printf('\tCalculated Kce'); printf('\t\tKbe from Eqn.(14)'); printf('\tErron when minor resistance is ignored (in percentage)'); i=1; while i<=n mprintf('\n%f',db(i)); mprintf('\t%f',Kbc(i)); mprintf('\t%f',Kce(i)); mprintf('\t\t%f',Kbe(i)); mprintf('\t\t%f',e(i)*100); i=i+1; end //====================================END OF PROGRAM ======================================================