The objective is to prove that when the number of perfectly mixed sections in series goes to infinity, the

sstem is equivalent to a deadtime. For a deadtime τ , the outlet concentration is related the inlet
concentration by:

C Out =C ¿ (t−τ)

C Out ,(s)=C ¿,(s ) e− τs

τ
Consider N perfectly mixed sections in series, each with a residence time :
N

d C 1 N (C¿ −C 1)
=
dt τ

d C 2 N (C1−C 2 )
=
dt τ

d C Out N (C N −1−COut )
=
dt τ

Applying Laplace transform :

d C 1 N .C 1 N . C ¿
+ =
dt τ τ

we get :

N C 1 N . C¿
s . C1 + =
τ τ

N N . C¿
C 1(s + )=
τ τ

N . C¿
C 1=
N
τ ( s+ )
τ

N . C¿
C 1=
(τs+ N)

Same result for N equation :

N .C 1 N 2 .C ¿
C 2= =
(τs+ N) ¿¿

:
 N .C N −1 N N .C ¿
C Out = =
(τs+ N ) ¿¿

When N ∞

( )
n
x x
We will use the following identity lim 1+ =e
n→∞ n

C Out = lim ¿
N→∞