CHE3044F : Reactor Design 1 : TUTORIAL 7, 2012

April 29, 2013

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(adapted from Fogler,2006, P6-5)A mixture of 50% A and 50% is charged to a constant volume batch reactor where equilibrium is rapidly achieved. The initial total concentration is 3 mol/l. a) Calculate the equilibrium concentration and conversion of A at 330 for: A + B C + D, Ke1 (330K ) = 4, Ke1 (350K ) = 2.36 C + D X + Y , Ke2 (330K ) = 1, Ke2 (350K ) = 1.5 Suppose the temperature is increased to 350K, as a result a third reaction must now be considered A + X Z , Ke3 (350K ) = 5 l/mol Calculate the equilibrium concentration, conversion of A and overall selectivities SC/X , SD/Z and SY /Z .

b)

2.

(adapted from Fogler, 2006, P6-9). For each of the following sets of reactions, describe your choice of reactor system and the conditions that maximise the desired product D. Make sketches as necessary to support your answers. [rates are in mol/l/s, concentrations are in mol/l and temperature is in K]. (a)
A + B D, r1 = 10exp(8000/T ) CA CB A + B U , r2 = 100exp(1000/T ) CA CB
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(b)
A + B D, r1 = 10exp(1000/T ) CA CB A + B U , r2 = 106 exp(8000/T ) CA CB

(c)
A + B D, r1 = 10exp(1000/T ) CA CB D + B U , r2 = 109 exp(10000/T ) CD CB

(d)
A D, D U1 , A U2 , r1 = 4280exp(12000/T ) CA r2 = 10100exp(15000/T ) CD r3 = 26exp(18800/T ) CA

(e)
A + B D, r1 = 109 exp(10000/T ) CA CB D A + B , r2 = 20exp(2000/T ) CD A + B U , r3 = 103 exp(3000/T ) CA CB

(f)
A + B D, r1 = 10exp(8000/T ) CA CB A U, r2 = 26exp(10800/T ) CA U A, r3 = 104 exp(15000/T ) CU

(g)
A + B D, r1 = 800exp(8000/T ) CA CB A + B U1 , r2 = 10exp(300/T ) CA CB D + B U 2 , r2 = 106 exp(8000/T ) CD CB
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3.

The following elementary reactions take place in an isothermal liquid phase mixed reactor (CSTR)
A B, k1 = 0.5s1 k2 = 0.1s1 A + D 2R, k3 = 0.2 l.mol1 s1

(a)

(b)

An equimolar mixture of A and D (CA0 = CD0 = 1.0 mol/l , CB 0 = CR0 = 0.0 mol/l ) is fed to the reactor which has a volume of 4 litres. The conversion of A is 0.9 (XA = 0.9). Determine the composition of all the products and the volume owrate to the reactor. Use an initial guess for v 0 = 50 l/s. What is the maximum conversion of A that can be achieved using a (i) (ii) CSTR (2) PFR (2)

Provide a clear explanation for your answers 4. When aqueous A and aqueous B (CA0 = CB0 ) are brought into contact, they react in two possible ways; A + B R + T , rR = 50CA A + B S + U , rS = 100CB to give a mixture whose total concentration of active components (A, B, R, T, S and U) is a Ctotal = CA0 + CB 0 = 60 mol.m=3 . Find the size of the reactor needed and the R/S ratio produced for 90% conversion of an equimolar feed of FA0 = FB 0 = 300 mol/hr ; (a) (b) (c) 5.
A B, A C,

in a mixed ow reactor in a plug ow reactor in a reactor that gives the highest CR .

The reactions
r1 = k1 r1 = k2 CA

give 67% selectivity to the desired product B at 75% conversion of A in a CSTR with a reaction time of 1 min and with CA0 = 2 mol/l . The reaction temperature is 400 K. (a) (b) (c) (d) What are the selectivity and conversion for this reaction when the reactants are fed to a PFR with a residence time of 1 min. What are the conversion and selectivity in the CSTR when CA0 = 1 mol/l . What residence time and conversion will give 99% selectivity to B in a CSTR whenCA0 = 2. The activation energy for k1 is 21 kJ/mol and for k2 it is 42 kJ/mol . At what temperature will the selectivity to B be 95% when the residence time is 1 min, CA0 = 2 mol/l and the conversion of A is 75% when operating in a CSTR.