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1. The mass balance of the first tank

Assume the densities are constant during the reaction,

Because

1 and 2 are coefficients for the output flow rate

The mass balance on Component A in the first tank

The mass balance on Component B in the first tank

The mass balance of the second tank

Assume the densities are constant during the reaction,

Because

1 , 2 and 3 are coefficients for the output flow rate

The mass balance on Component A in the second tank

The mass balance on Component B in the second tank

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2.
Mass Balance for the liquid phase

Assuming the density of the liquid is a constant

Mass Balance for the gas phase

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State variables:
h and P

Assuming that
(i) The vapor pressure of the liquid phase is negligible.
(ii) The dissolution of the gas phase in the liquid phase is negligible.
(iii) The whole process is an isothermal process.


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3. Total Mass Balance

MA: Molecular Weight of Component A
MB: Molecular Weight of Component B
MC: Molecular Weight of Component C
H: the height of the batch reactor


Mass Balance for Component A

Mass Balance for Component B

Energy Balance

Since the batch reactor is running at constant temperature,

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4.
The characteristic equation is

The eigenvalues for the characteristic equation

The general solution is

Use initial conditions to determine c1 and c2
c1 = 2, and c2 = 0
Hence, the general solution

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5.
Process I: non-linear

Process II: linear

Process III: non-linear

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6.

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Thus,

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)
(

Furthermore,

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)
(

(b)

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Thus,

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