Threeq6

Name: Threeq6 - Consecutive reactions in a CSTR
Source: Gupta, Y.P. (1995). Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 34, 536-544
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Model: 3 implicit equations, indep. Variables CA, CB and T
  Lower difficulty level
  Constraints: 0<=CA<=1, 0<=CB<=1, T>-273.16
  Discontinuities: T=-273.16
  Initial estimates: 1. CA=0.5, CB=0.5, T=500; 2. CA=0.1, CB=0.2, T=700;
  3. CA=0.9, CB=0.8, T=200 4. CA=0.01, CB=0.01, T=500
       
Solved by Shacham, M., POLYMATH 5.1, build 19, April 5, 2001
       
Model Eqs. Consecutive reactions in a CSTR |POLVER05_1

EXCEL FILE 

f(CA) = 0.1*(1-CA)-k1*CA^2 #

TEXT FILE 

f(CB) = -0.1*CB+k1*CA^2-k2*CB #

POLYMATH FILE 

f(T) = 0.1*(25-T)-418*k1*CA^2-418*k2*CB+Q*1e-5 #
  k1 = 11*exp(-4180/(8.314*(T+273.16))) #
  k2 = 172.2*exp(-34833/(8.314*(T+273.16))) #
  Q = 5.1E6 #
  CA(0)=0.5
  CB(0)=0.5
  T(0)=500
       
Variable/function values Variable Value f(x)
  CA 0.5 -1.3852E+00
  CB 0.5 1.0036E+00
  T 500 -7.5593E+02
  k1 5.74  
  k2 0.76  
  Q 5100000.00  
       
Solution Variable Value f(x)
  CA 0.1578109142617 1.3878E-17
  CB 0.77071354919 -1.4745E-17
  T 153.09 0.0000E+00
  k1 3.3817035792420  
  k2 0.0092739431723  
       
Additional information Some programs do not converge from initial guess 4