Threeq4a

Name: Threeq4a - Eq. composition in a constant volume gas-phase batch reactor - orig. form
Source: Shacham, M., N. Brauner, and M. B. Cutlip, Chem. Eng. Educ, 28(1), 30(1994)
Reference/s Cutlip, M. B. and Shacham, M, Problem Solving in Chemical
  Engineering with Numerical Methods, Prentice Hall Inc., 1999
       
Model: 3 implicit equations, indep. variables CD,CX,CZ
  Higher difficulty level
  Constraints: CA, CB, CC,CD,CX,CY and CZ are nonnegative
  Discontinuities: Undefined for CA=0, CB=0, CC=0 and CX=0
  Initial estimates: 1. CD=0.7, CX=0.2, Cz=0.4; 2.CD=0, CX=0.1, Cz=0;
  3. CD=1, CX=1, Cz=1 4. CD=10, CX=10, Cz=10
       
Solved by Shacham, M., POLYMATH 5.1, build 19, April 4, 2001
       
Model Eqs. Eq. composition in a constant volume gas-phase batch reactor - orig. form |POLVER05_3

EXCEL FILE 

f(CD) = CC*CD/(CA*CB)-KC1 #

TEXT FILE 

f(CX) = CX*CY/(CB*CC)-KC2 #

POLYMATH FILE 

f(CZ) = CZ/(CA*CX)-KC3 #
  CY=CX+CZ #
  CC=CD-CY #
  CA=CA0-CD-CZ #
  CB=CB0-CD-CY #
  KC1=1.06 #
  KC2=2.63 #
  KC3=5 #
  CA0=1.5 #
  CB0=1.5 #
  CD(0)=0.7
  CX(0)=0.2
  CZ(0)=0.4
       
       
Variable/function values Variable Value f(x)
  CD 0.7 -1.8500E-01
  CX 0.2 3.3700E+00
  CZ 0.4 -8.8818E-16
  CY 0.60  
  CC 0.1  
  CA 0.40  
  CB 0.20  
  CA0 1.50  
  CB0 1.50  
  KC1 1.06  
  KC2 2.63  
  KC3 5.00  
       
Solution Variable Value f(x)
  CD 0.7053344059695 -2.2204E-16
  CX 0.1777924200537 1.3323E-15
  CZ 0.3739765850146 0.0000E+00
  CY 0.5517690050683  
  CC 0.1535654009011  
  CA 0.4206890090159  
  CB 0.2428965889622  
       
Additional information Most methods won't converge from initial guesses 2, 3 and 4