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 + X )
1 + X

X (1 + X )dX = (1 + ) ln 1
0 1 X 1 X
X

X (1 + X )dX (1 + X )X ln 1
(1 X )
0 2
=
1 X 1 X

(1 + X )2 dX
X ( 2
1 + X ) X
0 (1 X )2 = 2 (1 + ) ln (1 X ) + X + 2

1 X

X dX 1 B X
(1 X )(
0
B X)
= ln
B 1 B (1 X )
where B 1

1
W 2 3

0 (1 W ) ( )
2
dW = 1 1 W 2

3

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