Sustainability and Stability - Bioprocess Engineering: Kinetics, Biosystems, Sustainability and Reactor Design - page 795

TABLE E16-1.1 Feed Parameters Showing Bifurcation Points

KC A

k s KC A0

N N

1

1.010153 800 201.0051

1.02 412.1204 104.04

1.03 278.8476 70.72667

1.04 212.2416 54.08

1.05 172.3025 44.1

1.06 145.6969 37.45333

1.075 119.1223 30.81667

1.1 92.61 24.2

1.15 66.25583 17.63333

1.2 53.24 14.4

1.3 40.55667 11.26667

1.4 34.56 9.8

1.6 29.29333 8.533333

1.8 27.44 8.1

2 27 8

2.25 27.4625 8.1

2.5 28.58333 8.333333

3 32 9

5 54 12.5

6 68.6 14.4

8 104.1429 18.28571

10 147.8889 22.22222

14 259.6154 30.15385

18 403.4706 38.11765

22.5 603.6221 47.09302

26.22557 800 54.53043

(a) The steady-state solutions;
(b) Which steady-state solutions in a) can be operated, and which one is desired,
and why?
(c) How should you start the reactor if the desired operating conditions are to be met?