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2.1. MOLECULAR TRANSPORT 23
Graphical method
The plot of CA versus x is given in Figure 2.5. The slope of the tangent to the
curve ut x = 0 is - 0.0023 ( mol/m3)/cm.
0.12
0 10 20 30 40 50
x (cm)
Figure 2.5 Concentration of species d as a function of position.
Curve fitting method
Semi-log plot of CA uemus x is shown in Figure 2.6.
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0 IO 20 30 40
x (cm)
Figure 2.6 Concentration of species d as a function of position.