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Design of CSTR and PFR: Presented By: Esra Binshebill

This document discusses the design of continuous stirred-tank reactors (CSTR) and plug flow reactors (PFR) for an elementary irreversible reaction. It presents the material and energy balances for the reactors, and examines the effect of temperature on reactor volume. The balances derive general equations that relate inlet and outlet flows, generation, consumption and temperature. Results show conversion increases with temperature in both reactors, but temperature remains constant in the CSTR while increasing along the length of the PFR.

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Design of CSTR and PFR: Presented By: Esra Binshebill

This document discusses the design of continuous stirred-tank reactors (CSTR) and plug flow reactors (PFR) for an elementary irreversible reaction. It presents the material and energy balances for the reactors, and examines the effect of temperature on reactor volume. The balances derive general equations that relate inlet and outlet flows, generation, consumption and temperature. Results show conversion increases with temperature in both reactors, but temperature remains constant in the CSTR while increasing along the length of the PFR.

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DESIGN OF CSTR AND PFR

PRESENTED BY: ESRA BINSHEBILL


OBJECTIVE
Material and energy balance around
reactors
Study effect of temperature on the volume
of reactors
: Case
The elementary irreversible organic liquid-
phase reaction.

A+ B C

is carried out adiabatically in a flow reactor.


An equal molar feed in A and B enters at
27'C, and the volumetric flow rate is 2 dm3/s
and Cao= 0.1 kmol/m3
Material Balance Around CSTR
Assumption
 Steady state flow
 Uniformly mixed
 Isothermal process
 Elementary Irreversible
Mole
:balance
IN-OUT+GENERATION-CONSUMPTION =ACC

Where : =0

General Equation :
By substituting :
Mole Balance Around PFR
Assumption
 Steady state flow
 Isothermal process
 Elementary Irreversible

figure(2):Plug flow reactor


Mole around PFR
IN-OUT+GENERATION-CONSUMPTION =ACC

Where : =0

Dividing by AV and rearranging

differentiating
General Equation

By substituting

: Solving by polymath
Case 2
Effect of temperature

Assumption :
Non-isothermal
Appling energy balance
ENERGY BALANCE
 IN-OUT+GENERATION-CONSUMPTION =ACC

E=U+∆P.K+∆K.E
Replace Ei by Ei= U=Hi-PVi

Replace Ei by Ei=Hi-PVi
General Energy Balance
at steady state

Heat of reaction at
temperature T
steps

Cp=Cpc-Cpa*Cpb=30-15--15=0∆

H(T) = Hc - H b - H a= -41000-(-15000)-(-20000) = -6000 cal/mol


A
For CSTR
Results

Figure (3) temperature vs conversion


:Conclusions
the temperature and the rate of reaction and temperature
remains constant throughout the entire CSTR but a PFR, the
rate increases gradually with temperature from the inlet to the
outlet, so the rate of increases with length.
 Specific rate constant and conversion increase with
temperature increase .

Reference :

Fogler,H. S. (2010). Essentials of Chemical Reaction


Engineering: Essenti Chemica Reactio Engi. Pearson
Education.

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