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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

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