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CSTR in Series and in Parallel: Lec 6 Week 8

This document discusses CSTR reactors in series and parallel configurations for carrying out chemical reactions. For CSTRs in series, the effluent concentration from one reactor becomes the feed concentration for the next reactor. The conversion will be the same for each reactor in the series. For CSTRs in parallel, the total feed is split equally among the individual reactors and the products are combined, with the conversion in each reactor being the same due to identical operating conditions. A quiz question is provided to derive the design equation for a liquid phase second order reaction in parallel CSTRs.

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CSTR in Series and in Parallel: Lec 6 Week 8

This document discusses CSTR reactors in series and parallel configurations for carrying out chemical reactions. For CSTRs in series, the effluent concentration from one reactor becomes the feed concentration for the next reactor. The conversion will be the same for each reactor in the series. For CSTRs in parallel, the total feed is split equally among the individual reactors and the products are combined, with the conversion in each reactor being the same due to identical operating conditions. A quiz question is provided to derive the design equation for a liquid phase second order reaction in parallel CSTRs.

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CSTR in series and in

parallel
Lec 6 week 8

CSTR in series
A first-order
reaction with no
change in the
volumetric flow
rate (v = v0) is
to be carried out in
two CSTRs
placed in series.
For the 1st reactor:
Mole balance :

The effluent concentration of reactant A from


the first CSTR can be found from the
following concentration:

Substituting for Cn in terms of conversion and Since the reactors are


of equal size, operate at the same temperature, and have identical feed
rates. the conversion wilI be the same for each reactor:
x1 = X2 = ... = Xn = X

CSTR in Series

CSTR in Parallel

The individual reactor volume

Since the reactors are of equal size, operate


at the same temperature, and have identical
feed rates. the conversion wilI be the same
for each reactor:

X1 = X2 = ... = Xn = X

Quiz
Drive the design equation for liquid
phase second order reaction carried
out in CSTRS connected in parallel.

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