Useful Integrals in Reactor Design

X dX 1
∫0 1− X
= ln
1− X

X2 dX 1 1
∫ (1 − X )
X1 2
= −
1− X 2 1− X1

X dX X
∫ (1 − X )
0 2
=
1− X

X dX 1
∫0
= ln (1 + εX )
1 + εX ε

X (1 + εX )dX = (1 + ε ) ln 1
∫0 1− X 1− X
− εX

X (1 + εX )dX (1 + εX )X − ε ln 1
∫ (1 − X )
0 2
=
1− X 1− X

(1 + εX )2 dX
X ( 2
1 + εX ) X
∫0 (1 − X )2 = 2ε (1 + ε ) ln (1 − X ) + ε X + 2

1− X

X dX 1 ΘB − X
∫ (1 − X )(Θ
0
B −X)
= ln
Θ B − 1 Θ B (1 − X )
where Θ B ≠ 1

1
W 2  3

∫0 (1 − αW ) ( )
2
dW = 1 − 1 − α W 2

3α

X dX −2 2
∫0 2
= +
aX + bX + c 2aX + b b
for b 2 = 4ac

X dX 1  q X − p
∫0 2
= ln ⋅
aX + bX + c a( p − q )  p X − q 
 for b 2 > 4ac

where p and q are the roots of the equation:

− b m b 2 − 4ac
aX 2 + bX + c = 0 i.e., p, q =
2a

X a + bX bX ag − bc c + gX
∫0 c + gX
dX =
g
+
g2
ln
c