CHPR4406 Reaction Engineering Assignment 2014 (5 marks) Due: 2th May 2014 (5pm) Question 1 For two CSTRs

s in series the performance equation for the first reactor is given:

V1 X 1 A1 FAO C AO rA1
where

V1 , 1, X A1 and rA1 are the volume, space time, conversion and reaction rate and for the second reactor: V2 X X A1 2 A2 . FAO C AO rA2

The following constant density reaction:

nA R ,
was conducted in the CSTR reactors in series. Find the optimum size, given that the conversion of A in the feed stream going into the first reactor is zero and the conversion leaving the second reactor is 0.8, CAO=1mole/dm3 and volumetric feed rate of 0.1 m3/s for

i) first order reaction:

rA 1 . 0 C A ;
ii) second order reaction:
2 rA 1 . 0 C A

[ k1 ] 1 / s
[ k1 ] dm 3 /( mol .s )

iii) third order reaction:

3 rA 1 . 0 C A

[ k1 ] dm 6 /( mol 2 .s )

ii) complex reaction:

3 1 .0 C A rA 1 0 .5C A

Question 3: A second order reaction involving species A and B:

H 2O A B R
takes place well-mixed batch reactor of constant volume. The initial concentration after mixing the A and B feed streams CAo=2CBo. Use Mathematica to solve (a) the ODE of this second order reaction in terms of conversion of A and provide the expression. (b) plot the variation of XA versus time t, use your value of CAo and k. The relation between XA and t is also found in the form below:

(M X A ) ln C AO ( M 1)kt M (1 X A )
Show that both expressions (mathematica and this) give the same identical plot of XA versus t.

Question 3:

The following liquid-phase hydration reaction occurs in a 10,000 L CSTR:

H 2O A B
-3 -1

With a first-order rate constant of 2.5 x 10 min . a) What is the steady-state fractional conversion of A if the feed rate is 0.3 L/sec and the feed concentration C = 0.12 mol/L?
A,o

b) If the feed rate suddenly drops to 70% of its original value and is maintained there, what is the fractional conversion of A after 60 minutes, and what is the new steady state fractional conversion? (non- steady state mass balance solve equation with mathematica) c) What is the ratio of the steady-state productivity (moles/time) of B for case b) relative to case a)?