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Low values for reaction order

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Hi,

I'm quite new to Comsol, so please excuse me if I'm asking something trivial.

I'm trying to generate a simple reactor model where DME reacts to different Hydrocarbons. But I'm only interested in the decline of DME. Here's the expressions I entered in the re-module:

re.kf_1*((re.c_DME[m^3/mol])^a_DME)[mol/m^3]

My problem is that if the exponent in DME (a_DME) _is below 0.8, the solver says that maybe a singulartiy was reached. I don't understand this behaviour, has anyone an idea about that or how to troubleshoot it?

Thanks in advance! Till


1 Reply Last Post 30.07.2018, 05:56 GMT-4

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Posted: 6 years ago 30.07.2018, 05:56 GMT-4

This is only a suggestion:

Divide the concentration variable with the standard concentration C0 = 1 mol/L. Then a plain number is raised to a non-integer power. I guess that this is what you are already kind of doing as you have added [m^3/mol] after the concentration variable re.c_DME. What is the dimension of the reaction rate constant? Now it appears to be 1/s, otherwise the equation does not agree with the reaction rate.

This is only a suggestion: Divide the concentration variable with the standard concentration C0 = 1 mol/L. Then a plain number is raised to a non-integer power. I guess that this is what you are already kind of doing as you have added [m^3/mol] after the concentration variable re.c_DME. What is the dimension of the reaction rate constant? Now it appears to be 1/s, otherwise the equation does not agree with the reaction rate.

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