Threeq1

Name: Threeq1 - Dew point of a nonideal binary mixture (isobutanol-water)
Source: Henley, E. J. and Rosen, E. M., Material and Energy Balance
  Computations, Wiley: New York, 1969
Reference/s Shacham, M., N. Brauner and M. Pozin, Computers chem. Engng., 22,321-323(1998)
 

 

Model: 3 implicit equations, indep. variables t, x1 and x2
  Average difficulty level
  Constraints: 0<=x1<=1, 0<=x2<=1
  Discontinuities: Undefined for t=-191.15 or t=-235
  Initial estimates: 1. t=100, x1=0.2, x2=0.8, 2. t=70, x1=0.5, x2=0.5;
  3. t=80, x1=0.2, x2=0.8 4. t=80, x1=0.5, x2=0.5
       
Solved by Shacham, M., POLYMATH 5.1, build 19, April 3, 2001
       
Model Eqs. Dew point of a nonideal binary mixture (isobutanol-water) |POLVER05_1

EXCEL FILE 

f(t)=x1+x2-1 #

TEXT FILE 

f(x1)=x1-y1/k1 #

POLYMATH FILE 

f(x2)=x2-y2/k2 #
  y2=0.8 #
  y1=0.2 #
  p1=10^(7.62231-1417.9/(191.15+t)) #
  p2=10^(8.10765-1750.29/(235+t)) #
  B=0.7 #
  A=1.7 #
  gamma2=10^(B*x1*x1/((x1+B*x2/A)^2)) #
  gamma1=10^(A*x2*x2/((A*x1/B+x2)^2)) #
  k2=gamma2*p2/760 #
  k1=gamma1*p1/760 #
  t(0)=100
  x1(0)=0.2
  x2(0)=0.8
       
Variable/function values Variable Value f(x)
  t 100 0.0000E+00
  x1 0.2 1.4093E-01
  x2 0.8 1.6744E-01
  y2 0.8  
  y1 0.2  
  p1 565.34  
  p2 763.67  
  B 0.7  
  A 1.7  
  gamma2 1.26  
  gamma1 4.55  
  k2 1.26  
  k1 3.39  
       
Solution Variable Value f(x)
  t 93.96706523770 0.0000E+00
  x1 0.0078754574659 2.6021E-17
  x2 0.9921245425339 -6.66E-16
  y2 0.8  
  y1 0.2  
  p1 445.92824865560  
  p2 612.47305384950  
  B 0.7  
  A 1.7  
  gamma2 1.0005767327950  
  gamma1 43.28155074142  
  k2 0.8063503778230  
  k1 25.39535015950  
       
Additional Information Some of the methods do not converge from initial guesses 3 and 4