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Two chemostats are connected in series, the first having an operational volume of 300L and that of the second being 150L. The feed to the first fermenter is sterile and the fermenter at 48Lh. If the microbial growth can be described by the Monod kinetic model with max=0.2h-1 and KS=230mgL.
For the one chemostat, the concentration of the substrate (S) at its exit is given by:
S=D*KSm-D
For two chemostats in series, the substrate concentration at the exit of the second reactor S2 is given by the following equation:
(m-D2)S22+{D1D2KS(m-D1)-D2KS-mS0}S2+D1D2KS2(m-D1)=0
where D1 and D2 are the dilution rates in each reactor.
Calculate the steady-state substrate concentration in the second vessel.
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