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1.1.7Plug flow Reactor design: V Volume of reactor F X τ C A (subscript) r

This document summarizes the design of a plug flow reactor for a transalkylation reaction. It provides the key equations used to calculate the volume of reactor needed based on the feed flow rate, initial reactant concentration, specified conversion, and catalyst properties. The steps are: 1) Calculate the weight of catalyst needed using the feed rate and conversion 2) Determine the volume of catalyst from its weight and voidage fraction 3) Calculate the reactor volume based on the catalyst volume and space time 4) Add a 10% allowance to the volume for reactor heads 5) Determine reactor diameter assuming a diameter to length ratio of 5:1 6) Calculate reactor length from the diameter

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1.1.7Plug flow Reactor design: V Volume of reactor F X τ C A (subscript) r

This document summarizes the design of a plug flow reactor for a transalkylation reaction. It provides the key equations used to calculate the volume of reactor needed based on the feed flow rate, initial reactant concentration, specified conversion, and catalyst properties. The steps are: 1) Calculate the weight of catalyst needed using the feed rate and conversion 2) Determine the volume of catalyst from its weight and voidage fraction 3) Calculate the reactor volume based on the catalyst volume and space time 4) Add a 10% allowance to the volume for reactor heads 5) Determine reactor diameter assuming a diameter to length ratio of 5:1 6) Calculate reactor length from the diameter

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1.1.

7Plug flow Reactor design


In a plug flow reactor the composition of the fluid varies from point to point along a flow path;
consequently, the material balance for a reaction component must be made for a differential
element of volume dV. Thus for a reactant A the mass balance becomes;
Input = output +disappearance by reaction + accumulation
Where accumulation is zero thus, the equation becomes;
Input = output + disappearance by reaction
Calculation of reactor volume is by the following equation,

Notation
V Volume of reactor
FAO Feed flow rate ( kgmolh-1)
XA Fractional conversion of DIPB
τ Space time (kg h kgmol-1 )
CAO Initial concentration of DIPB
A(subscript) DIPB
rA
Rate of disappearance of species A(DIPB) (kgmol
kgcat-1hr-1)

 Transalkylation reactor design data


Table 1.2
Initial DIPB concentration CDIPBO
Kgmolm-3
Initial DIPB flow rate FDIPBO
(From mass balance)
Specified DIPB conversion XDIPB 0.95
Catalyst Voidage fraction εA 0.5

To determine the volume of reactor the following steps were followed;


1. Weight of catalyst(equation adapted from Kondamudi,upayadhula)

(1.1)
(1.2)

Evaluating the integral of the above equation using simpson’s rule;

(1.3)

Wcat= kg
2. Volume of catalyst

(1.4)

(1.5)

V= m3
3. Volume of reactor required

(1.6)

4. Actual volume of reactor, a 10% allowance for the heads

Vact =
5. Diameter of reactor, as a rule of thumb the diameter to length ratio is 5(L/D=5)

Since

D=m
6. Length of reactor
L=5D

L= m
Reactor design specifications
Catalyst weight kg
Reactor volume m-3
Reactor inside diameter m
Reactor length m

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