Chapter 30 : Product-Limiting Microbial Fermentation

Example 30.1 pageno : 651

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import math 

# Variables
k = math.sqrt(3)            #hr**-1
n = 1.
V = 30.                     #m3
CR = 0.12                   #kgalc/kgsol
density = 1000.             #kg/m3

# Calculations and Results
CR = CR*density;
CR_opt = CR/2;
alcohol_per = CR_opt*100/density        #PErcentage of alcohol

print " The Percentage of alchol in cocktail is %f"%(alcohol_per)

kt = 1.
t = kt/k;
t_opt = 2*t;
v_opt = V/t_opt;

print " The Optimum feed rate is %f"%(v_opt),
print " m3/hr"

#The production rate of alcohol 
FR = v_opt*CR_opt;
print " The production rate of alcohol is %f "%(FR),
print " kgalc/hr"
 The Percentage of alchol in cocktail is 6.000000
 The Optimum feed rate is 25.980762  m3/hr
 The production rate of alcohol is 1558.845727   kgalc/hr
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