Design For Multiple Reactions
Design For Multiple Reactions
• Reactor Sizing
• Product distribution
Ideal state:
– Minimum size
– Maximum product distribution
CA is controlling only
K and a are constants
Three conditions
Low CA-
•MFR
•High XA
•Increasing inert
High CA-
•PFR
•Low inerts
•Low XA
Summary
More than one Reactant
Contacting Patterns
Fractional yield
• If rate equations are known for the individual reactions, we
can quantitatively determine product distribution and reactor-
size requirements.
• Instantaneous-ϕ
• Over all- φ
For different Reactors
• For a given feed stream having CA0 should we use a PFR or a
MFR and should we use a high or low or some intermediate
conversion level for the exit stream if we wish to maximize
((S/A))? The reaction system is