MODELING CHAR OXIDATION AS A FUNCTION OF PRESSURE ...
MODELING CHAR OXIDATION AS A FUNCTION OF PRESSURE ...
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1.0<br />
m obs<br />
0.5<br />
0.0<br />
-6.0<br />
-3.0<br />
38<br />
0.0<br />
3.0<br />
ln(M T )<br />
ln( 0.5)<br />
1.20<br />
1.15<br />
1.10<br />
1.05<br />
correction<br />
function f c<br />
Figure 4.3. The correction function f c plotted as a function of both the general<br />
modulus (M T) and the observed reaction order in Zone I (m obs).<br />
Accuracy of the Corrected General Asymptotic Solution<br />
The accuracy of the corrected general asymptotic solution (Eq. 4.20) was<br />
determined by comparison with the numerical model. As shown in Tables 4.5 and 4.6,<br />
the corrected general asymptotic solution predicts the effectiveness factor with errors less<br />
than 2% for both the m-th order and Langmuir rate equations.<br />
Table 4.5. The Relative Error* (%) in the Corrected General Asymptotic Solution<br />
for m-th Order Rate Equations<br />
M T<br />
m<br />
1.00 0.75 0.50 0.25 0.00<br />
0.125 0.027 -0.041 -0.018 -0.069 0.162<br />
0.25 0.046 -0.181 -0.066 0.268 0.549<br />
0.5 0.097 -0.544 -0.269 0.326 -0.754<br />
0.707 0.124 -0.884 -0.952 -1.083 -2.027<br />
1 0.126 -1.197 -1.826 -1.910 -0.345<br />
2 0.053 -0.916 -1.559 -1.901 -1.500<br />
4 0.043 -0.480 -0.954 -1.337 -1.412<br />
8 0.042 -0.243 -0.528 -0.742 -1.104<br />
*Relative error = ( asymp - numerical)/ numerical<br />
** asym = exact when m = 1.0