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The document describes two chemical reactions carried out in flow reactors. For the first reaction, achieving 50% conversion would require a PFR volume of 150,000 m3 or a CSTR volume of 50,000 m3. Adding a second CSTR or PFR in series could raise the overall conversion to 80% with volumes of 150,000 m3 and 90,000 m3, respectively. The second reaction provided rate data to calculate reactor volumes needed for 40% conversion and the maximum conversion in a 10.5 dm3 CSTR. Combinations of PFRs and CSTRs in series were also analyzed to achieve 80% conversion.

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Tutorial Chapter 2 PDF

The document describes two chemical reactions carried out in flow reactors. For the first reaction, achieving 50% conversion would require a PFR volume of 150,000 m3 or a CSTR volume of 50,000 m3. Adding a second CSTR or PFR in series could raise the overall conversion to 80% with volumes of 150,000 m3 and 90,000 m3, respectively. The second reaction provided rate data to calculate reactor volumes needed for 40% conversion and the maximum conversion in a 10.5 dm3 CSTR. Combinations of PFRs and CSTRs in series were also analyzed to achieve 80% conversion.

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DKK2433 Chemical Reaction Engineering SEM 1 2014/2015

Tutorial Chapter 2

1) The adiabatic exothermic irreversible gas-phase reaction

2A + B  2C

is to be carried out in a flow reactor for an equimolar feed of A & B. A Levenspiel plot for
this reaction is shown in fig P2-9B.

a) What PFR volume is necessary to achieve 50% conversion? (Ans : 150 000 m3)

b) What CSTR volume is necessary to achieve 50% conversion ( Ans : 50 000 m3)

c) What is the volume of a 2nd CSTR added in series to the 1st CSTR (part b) necessary to
achieve an overall conversion of 80% ( Ans : 150000 m3)

d) What is the volume of a 2nd PFR added in series to the 1st CSTR (part b) to raise the
conversion to 80% (Ans : 90 000 m3)
DKK2433 Chemical Reaction Engineering SEM 1 2014/2015

2) The Exotermic reaction

AB+C

Was carried out adiabatically and the following data recorded:

X 0 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.9

-rA(mol/dm3.min) 10 16.67 50 50 50 12.5 9.09

The entering molar flowrate of A was 300 mol/min

a) What are the PFR & CSTR volumes necessary to achieve 40% conversion?

b) Over what range of conversions would the CSTR & PFR reactor volumes be
identical?

c) What is the maximum conversion that can be achieved in a 10.5-dm3 CSTR.

d) What is the total volume if a 7.2-dm3 PFR in part (a) is followed in series by a
CSTR to achieve 80% conversion?

e) What is the total volume if a 7.2-dm3 PFR in part (a) is followed in series by a PFR
to achieve 80% conversion?

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