% nonisothermal_CSTR_calc_f.m % This function calculates the two function values that % are the time derivatives for a non-isothermal CSTR with % the reaction A --> B. % K.J. Beers. MIT ChE. 9/24/03 function f = nonisothermal_CSTR_calc_f(x,Param); % extract the unknowns and parameters to natural names phi_A = x(1); % dimensionless A concentration theta = x(2); % dimensionless temperature Da = 10^Param(1); % Damkoehler number beta = Param(2); % dimensionless heat of reaction chi = Param(3); % dimensionless heat transfer constant gamma = Param(4); % dimensionless activation energy theta_c = Param(5); % dimensionless coolant temperature % Now, we compute the function values rate_ratio = exp( gamma*(theta-1)/theta ); f = zeros(2,1); f(1) = 1 - phi_A - Da*rate_ratio*phi_A; f(2) = 1 - theta - beta*Da*rate_ratio*phi_A - chi*(theta-theta_c); return;