Additional Information:: Sizing Chap
Additional Information:: Sizing Chap
Additional Information:: Sizing Chap
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C o n v e rs io n , X
66 C o n v e r s io n a n d R e a c t o r S iz in g Chap. 2
F ig u re E x o th e rm ic re a c tio n .
A s s u m in g th a t y o u h a v e a C S T R a n d a P B R c o n ta in in g e q u a l w e ig h ts o f
c a ta ly s t, h o w s h o u ld th e y b e a r r a n g e d f o r a n is o th e r m a l r e a c tio n a n d f o r
a d ia b a tic re a c tio n ? In e a c h c a s e u s e th e , s m a lle s t a m o u n t o f c a ta ly s t
w e ig h t a n d s till a c h ie v e 8 0 % c o n v e r s io n .
W h a t is th e c a ta ly s t w e ig h t n e c e s s a r y to a c h ie v e 8 0 % c o n v e rs io n in a
w e ll- m ix e d r e a c to r w ith c a ta ly s t p a r tic le s C S T R )?
( c ) W h a t “CSTR” w e i g h t i s n e c e s s a r y t o a c h i e v e 4 0 % c o n v e r s i o n ?
(d ) W h a t P B R w e ig h t is n e c e s s a ry to a c h ie v e 8 0 % c o n v e rs io n ?
(e) W h a t P B R w e i g h t i s n e c e s s a r y t o a c h i e v e 4 0 % c o n v e r s i o n ?
P lo t th e r a te o f r e a c tio n a n d c o n v e rs io n a s a f u n c tio n o f P B R v o lu m e .
(g) W r i t e a p a r a g r a p h d e s c r i b i n g h o w y o u w o u l d a r r a n g e r e a c t o r s f o r d i f f e r -
ent - v e rsu s x c u rv e s.
A d d itio n a l in fo r m a tio n : 2
P2- 13 U s in g P O L Y M A T H , M a tL a b , M a th m a tic a , o r s o m e o th e r s o f tw a r e p a c k a g e ,
f ir s t f it th e v e rs u s X to a +
N e x t u s e t h i s p o l y n o m i a l a n d a n ODE s o l v e r t o p l o t t h e c o n v e r s i o n d o w n t h e
l e n g t h (L e ., v o lu m e ) o f a a n d fin d th e C S T R v o lu m e f o r 8 0 % c o n v e ris o n
f o r a n e n te r in g m o la r f lo w r a te o f 5 m o lls .
(a ) U s e th e d a ta in T a b le 2 -2 .
U s e th e d a ta in P ro b le m 2 -6 .
C hap. 2 Q u e s t io n s a n d P r o b l e m s 65
Problema 2
T h e irre v e rs ib le g a s - p h a s e n o n e le m e n ta ry re a c tio n
is to b e c a r r ie d o u t is o th e r m a lly in a c o n s ta n t - p r e s s u r e b a tc h T h e fe e d
is a t a te m p e ra tu re o f a p re sru re of 1 01 3 a n d its c o m p o s itio n
3 3 .3 % a n d 6 6 .7 % L a b o ra to ry d a ta u n a e r id e n tic a l c o n d itio n s a re
a s fo llo w s (n o te th a t a t 0, = 0 .0 0 0 0 1 ) :
0 .0 0 2
X 0 .0 0 .2 0 .4 0 .6
Concepció n, 3/4/2019
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