1.

Write the mass balance on the CO2 entering the second tank and solve the differential
equation to get an expression for the variations of the concentration in the second tank.
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the equations

Solution:

General mass balance equation is,

Accumulation = Input- output

Here, input to the tank-2 is output of tank-1 which is mentioned below:

Input = q̇C1

And,

d
Accumulation = Rate of change of CO2 in Tank-2 = (V C )
dt 2 2

And,
Output = q̇C2
So mass balance yields,
d
(V C ) = q̇C1 - q̇C2
dt 2 2
Solving gives,
˙
q(¿ C 1−C 2)
dC2 = ¿ dt
V2
dC 2 q̇
= dt
(c 1−c 2) V 2
−t
Now, insert value of C1 which is C10e τ :

dC 2 q̇
−t = dt
τ
(C 10 e −c 2) V2

dc 2 q̇
−t = dt
τ
(C 10 e −c 2) V2
Here, time t = 0 is considered when gas is injected in tank-1. And at that time concentration
of gas in tank-2 is zero (baseline is atmospheric level of CO2 in air).
Integration gives:
−t t
c2 = e τ * c1 0
τ

And,
C10 = initial concentration of CO2 after injection calculated as 1100 ppm

By using this equation, concentration in tank-2 can be determined.

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