clear; clc; // Illustration 1.21 // Page: 60 printf('Illustration 1.21 - Page:60 \n\n'); // Solution //*****Data*****// // a-oxygen b-nitrogen T = 293; // [K] P = 0.1; // [atm] d = 0.1*10^-6; // [m] e = 0.305; // [porosity] t = 4.39; // [tortuosity] k = 1.3806*10^-23; // [J/K] l = 2*10^-3; // [m] R = 8.314; // [cubic m.Pa/mole.K] x_a1 = 0.8; x_a2 = 0.2; M_a = 32; // [gram/mole] M_b = 28; // [gram/mole] //*****// // Using data from Appendix B for oxygen and nitrogen, and equation (1.45) sigma_a = 3.467; // [Angstrom] sigma_b = 3.798; // [Angstrom] sigma_AB = ((sigma_a+sigma_b)/2)*10^-10; // [m] lambda = k*T/(sqrt(2)*3.14*(sigma_AB^2)*P*1.01325*10^5); // [m] // From equation 1.101 K_n = lambda/d; printf("The value of a dimensionless ratio, Knudsen number is %f\n\n",K_n); // If K_n is greater than 0.05 then transport inside the pores is mainly by Knudsen diffusion // Using equation 1.103 D_Ka = (d/3)*(sqrt(8*R*T)/sqrt(3.14*M_a*10^-3)); // [square m/s] // Using equation 1.107 D_Kaeff = D_Ka*e/t; // [square m/s] p_a1 = (x_a1*P)*1.01325*10^5; // [Pa] p_a2 = (x_a2*P)*1.01325*10^5; // [Pa] // Using equation 1.108 N_a = D_Kaeff*(p_a1-p_a2)/(R*T*l); // [mole/square m.s] // Now using the Graham’s law of effusion for Knudsen diffusion // N_b/N_a = -sqrt(M_a/M_b) ,therefore N_b = -N_a*sqrt(M_a/M_b); // [mole/square m.s] printf("The diffusion fluxes of both components oxygen and nitrogen are %e mole/square m.s and %e mole/square m.s respectively\n",N_a,N_b);