Bosanquet
Chemical Reactor Design Toolbox Reference Manual
Chemical Reactor Design Toolbox Reference Manual ChemReactorDesign.Basic.Gas.Transport.Bosanquet
Description
The component generates the diffusional fluxes for combined molecular and Knudsen diffusion according to Bosanquet (Frerich Keil, 1999) due to partial pressure gradients.
with
Then the molar flow rates become
The energy flow rate is determined as
with
The positive direction for the fluxes is from port A to port B.
Ports
Conserving
Gas conserving port
Port_A = Gas; %
Gas conserving port
Port_B = Gas; %
Input
Physical signal that controls the cross sectional area
Ain = {0,'m^2'};Dependencies: The port is only visible when the option
areaInputis set toOn.
Parameters
Options
Option to select area input
areaInput = OnOff.Off;
Off|On
Geometry
Cross sectional area
A0 = {1,'m^2'};Dependencies: The parameter is only visible when the option
areaInputis set toOff.Transport distance
delta = {1.0e-03,'m'};
Mass Transport
Knudsen diffusion coefficients
Dk = {1.0e-06*ones(2,1),'m^2/s'};Note Initially only two species are considered. As the number of species can be changed via the properties dialogue, the size of the array must be adjusted accordingly.
Molecular mixture diffusion coefficients
Dm = {1.0e-06*ones(2,1),'m^2/s'};Note Initially only two species are considered. As the number of species can be changed via the properties dialogue, the size of the array must be adjusted accordingly.
Nomenclature
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Knudsen diffusion coefficient of species Ai |
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molecular diffusion coefficient of species Ai |
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effective diffusion coefficient of species Ai |
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molar flow rate of species Ai |
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molar enthalpy of species Ai |
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departure enthalpy of the mixture |
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diffusional flux of species Ai |
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total number of species |
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pressure |
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universal gas constant |
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time |
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temperature |
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energy flow rate |
Bibliography
Frerich Keil (1999). Diffusion und Chemische Reaktionen in der Gas-Feststoff-Katalyse, Springer Berlin.












