MODELING CHAR OXIDATION AS A FUNCTION OF PRESSURE ...
MODELING CHAR OXIDATION AS A FUNCTION OF PRESSURE ...
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where T p is in K, P is in atm. The mean free path of oxygen is 3900 Å at temperature of<br />
1500 K and pressure of 1 atm, slightly lower than the critical pore radius (4618 Å).<br />
Relationship between the Effectiveness Factor and the Second Effectiveness Factor<br />
The second effectiveness factor, according to Essenhigh (1988), is defined as<br />
= 1+ R int<br />
R ext<br />
57<br />
(5.26)<br />
where R int and R ext are internal and external reaction rates, respectively. Both R int and R ext<br />
are mass carbon consumption rates per unit geometric external surface area. The second<br />
effectiveness factor is calculated from the power index of the normalized density-diameter<br />
relationship:<br />
= 1+ /3 (5.27)<br />
o<br />
= d ⎛<br />
⎝<br />
⎜<br />
d o<br />
⎞<br />
⎟ (5.28)<br />
⎠<br />
Comparison between Eqs. (5.27) and (5.26) gives<br />
Rint Rext = 3<br />
The ratio of the internal rate to the external rate, according to the definition of the<br />
effectiveness factor, can be expressed as:<br />
Rint Rext = S int<br />
S ext<br />
(5.29)<br />
(5.30)<br />
If both the effectiveness factor approach and the second effectiveness factor approach are<br />
correct, they should predict the same value for R int/R ext. Therefore, Eqs. (5.29) and (5.30)