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Department of Chemical Engineering

CRE-II
Assignment 1
Non-Isothermal Reactors

Q.1 The elementary irreversible gas-phase reaction A  B + C is carried out adiabatically


in a PFR packed with a catalyst. Pure A enters the reactor at a volumetric flow rate of
20 dm3/s at a pressure of 10 atm and temperature of 450 K.
a) Plot Conversion XA (up to 0.8) vs rate of disappearance of reactant A (–rA) for
the given operation.
b) Calculate the weight of the catalyst for a CSTR needed to achieve 80%
conversion. Also, calculate the final temperature of the reactor.
c) Calculate the weight of the catalyst packed in PFR needed to achieve 80%
conversion. (use the numerical technique to solve integration). Also, calculate
the final temperature of the reactor.

Q.2 The reaction AB is conducted in an adiabatic plug flow reactor


(PFR). Pure A at a concentration of 2 kmol/m3 is fed to the reactor at the
rate of 0.01 m3/s and at a temperature of 500 K. If the exit conversion is
20%, Calculate the exit temperature (in K).

Data: Heat of reaction at 298 K = -50,000 kJ/kmol of A reacted


Heat capacities, CPA = CPB = 100 kJ/kmol K (may be assumed to be
independent of temperature)
Q.3 A batch adiabatic reactor at an initial temperature of 373 K is being used
for reaction AB. Assume the heat of the reaction is –1 kJ/mol at 373 K
and the heat capacity of both A and B to be constant and equal to 50 J/mol
K. Calculate the temperature rise after conversion of 50%.
Q.4 Ammonia is produced by the following reaction
N2+3 H2 2 NH3
In a commercial process for ammonia production, the feed to an adiabatic
reactor contains 1 kmol/s of nitrogen and stoichiometric amount of
hydrogen at 700 K. What is the maximum allowable conversion in the
reactor, if the adiabatic temperature rise across the reactor should not
exceed 100 K.?
Assume the feed and product streams to be ideal gas mixture. The heat
of reaction at 700 K for the above reaction is calculated to be 94.2
kJ/mol. Mean molar heat capacities (Cp), in the range 700 – 800 K, are
0.03, 0.0289 and 0.0492 kJ/mol K for nitrogen, hydrogen and ammonia,
respectively.
Q.5 A CSTR is to be designed in which an exothermic liquid phase first-order
reaction of the type A  R is taking place. The reactor is to be provided
with a jacket in which coolant is flowing.

The following data is given


CA0 = 5 kmol/m3 ; XA = 0.5; feed temperature = reactor temperature =
400 C; rate constant at 40 0C = 1 min-1 ,(H) = -40 kJ/mol;  = 1000
kg/m3; Cp = 4 J/gm 0C; q = 10-3 m3 /min ( and Cp are same for the
reactant and product streams). Calculate the amount of heat to be
removed (in kJ) for the given operation.

Q.6 An irreversible aqueous phase reaction A + B → P is carried out in an


adiabatic mixed flow reactor. A feed containing 4 kmol/m3 of each A and
B enters the reactor at 8 m3/h. If the temperature of the exit stream is
never to exceed 390 K, what is the maximum feed inlet
temperature allowed?
Data : Heat of reaction = –50 kJ/mol, density of the reacting mixture =
1000 kg/m3, specific heat of reacting mixture 2 kJ/kg K.
The above data can be assumed to be independent of composition and
temperature.
Q.7 The homogeneous reaction A + B → C is conducted in an adiabatic CSTR at
800 K so as to achieve a 30% conversion of A. The relevant specific heats
and enthalpy change of reaction are given by
CP,A = 100 J / (mol K), CP,C = 150 J / (mol K),
CP,B = 50 J / (mol K), Δhrxn = -100 kJ / mol,
If the feed, a mixture of A and B, is available at 550 K, calculate the mole
fraction of A in the feed that is consistent with the above data.
Q.8 The liquid-phase reaction A  B is conducted in an adiabatic plug flow
reactor.
Data:

Inlet concentration of A = 4.0 k.mol/m3


Density of reaction moisture (independent of temperature = 1200 kg/m3
Average heat capacity of feed stream (independent of temperature) =
2000 J/kg.k
Heat of reaction (independent of temperature) = –120 kJ/mol of A
reacting

If the maximum allowable temperature in the reactor is 800 K, then the


feed temperature (in K) should not exceed.
Q.9 A liquid phase irreversible reaction A → B is carried out in an adiabatic
CSTR operating under steady state conditions. The reaction is elementary
and follows the first order rate law. For this reaction, the figure below
shows the conversion (XA) of A as a function of temperature (T) for
different values of the rate of reaction (-rA in mol m–3s–1) denoted by the
numbers to the left of each curve. This figure can be used to determine
the rate of the reaction at a particular temperature, for a given conversion
of A.

The inlet stream does not contain B and the concentration of A in the inlet
stream is 5 mol/m3. The molar feed rate of A is 100 mol/s. A steady state
energy balance for this CSTR results in the following relation: T = 350 +
37.5 XA where T is the temperature (in K) of the exit stream and XA is the
conversion of A in the CSTR. For an exit conversion of 80% of A. Calculate
the volume (in m3) of CSTR required.
Q.10 An exothermic, aqueous phase, irreversible, first-order reaction. YZ is
carried out in an ideal continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) operated
adiabatically at a steady state. The rate of consumption of Y (in mol liter-
1
minute-1) is given by

where CY is the concentration of Y (in mol liter-1 ). and T is the temperature


of the reaction mixture (in K). Reactant Y is fed at 50 °C. Its inlet
concentration is 1.0 mol liter-1 and its volumetric flow rate is 1.0 liter
minute-1.
In addition- use the following data and assumptions
•
Heat of the reaction = -42000 J mol-1
•
Specific heat capacity of the reaction mixture = 4.2 J g-1 K-1
•
Density of the reaction mixture=1000 g liter-1
• Heat of the reaction, specific heat capacity, and density of the
reaction mixture do not vary with temperature
• Shaft work is negligible
If the conversion of Y at the exit of the reactor is 90%. Calculate the volume
of the CSTR (in liter).

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