Chap8-3 Rev
Chap8-3 Rev
Chap8-3 Rev
CHE 404
Chemical Reaction Engineering
Chapter 8
Steady-State
Nonisothermal Reactor Design
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Contents
Endothermic
Exothermic
Trial-and-error method
A+B 2C
A. Conversion as the
reaction variable
A+B 2C
B. Molar Flow Rates as
the reaction variable
WHY???
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8.6 CSTR with Heat Effects
For CSTR
Taylor series
(e-x = 1 - x + ·∙ ·∙ ·∙)
For large values of the exchanger fluid flow rate,
whereTa1 Ta2 Ta
(8-53)
Information
1. PO 1st, H2O 0th order
2. k = 16.96x1012 exp(-32400/RT)
3. CpA = 35 Btu/lbmol °F
4. CpB = 18 Btu/lbmol °F
5. CpC = 46 Btu/lbmol °F
6. CpM = 19.5 Btu/lbmol °F
7. vAO = 46.62 ft3/h
8. vM0 = 46.62 ft3/h
9. vB0 = 233.1 ft3/h
10. FA0 = 43.0 lbmol/h
6. Calculations
(a) Evaluate the mole balance terms
Heat-Generated Term
Heat-Removed Term
(by flow and heat exchange)
Heat-Removed Term
Low T : G(T ) HRx AeE / RT
High T : G(T ) HRx
V
0
R(T)
G(T)
Point 8 (TS8):
Unstable steady state
1)
(8-65)
2)
(8-70)
Example
k1 k2 Information
A B C 1. Elementary reaction
2. CSTR V = 10 dm3
3. vAO = 1000 dm3/min, CA0 = 0.3 mol/dm3
4. CpA = CpB = CpC = 200 J/mol K
5. k1 = 3.3 min-1 at 300 K, k2 = 4.58 min-1 at 500 K
6. E1 = 9900 cal/mol, E2 = 27,000 cal/mol
7. ΔHRx1A = -55,000 J/mol A, ΔHRx2B = -71,500 J/mol B
8. UA = 40,000 J/min K, Ta = 57 °C
3. Energy Balances
Eq (8-82)
Derive it!