Series Solutions for Non-isothermal Catalyst Pellet - Multiple Steady States

Example 3.2.2. Series Solutions for Non-isothermal Catalyst Pellet - Multiple Steady States 

The dimensionless concentration in a non-isothermal catalyst pellet[8] is governed by  

This boundary value problem has multiple solutions for O = 0.2, p = 0.8 and y = 20. The series solutions are obtained for this problem in Maple below  

The order of the series solution is specified and the governing equation is solved as a function of Cj the concentration at the center, and d  

The boundary condition at x = 1 is evaluated using the series solution obtained eqc =subs(c(x)=ca,bc)  

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