clear; clc; // Illustration 2.1 // Page: 94 printf('Illustration 2.1 - Page: 94\n\n'); // solution //*****Data*****// // a-oxygen b-stagnant water T = 310; // [K] // Since the solubility of oxygen in water at 310 K is extremely low, we are dealing with dilute solutions k_L = 3.3*10^-5; // [coefficient based on the oxygen concentration difference in the water, m/s] row = 993; // [kg/cubic m] M_b = 18; // [gram/mole] //*****// // Since we are dealing with very dilute solutions // Therefore, c = (row/M_avg) = row/M_b c = row/M_b; // [kmole/cubic m] // Using equation 2.10 k_x = k_L*c; // [kmole/square m.s] printf("The mass-transfer coefficient based on the mole fraction of oxygen in the liquid is %e kmole/square m.s\n\n",k_x);