ECH 4504 Kinetics and Reactor Design Summer 2017

Homework #2 Due 5 June 2017

#1 Consider a reaction system for which the rate versus conversion data have been evaluated to
be

XA 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7

CA0/-rA(min) 10 12.346 15.625 20.408 27.778 40.000 62.500 111.11

If the inlet flow to a reactor system is 25 liters/min determine:

a. The volume of a CSTR required for a conversion of 50 %.

b. The volume of a PFR required for a conversion of 50 %
c. The conversion that could be obtained for CSTR of volume 400 L.
d. The conversion that could be obtained for a PFR of volume 200 L.
e. The maximum conversion that can be obtained by using a 200 L CSTR and a 200 L PFR
in series. (You determine the order of the reactors.)

#2 The simplest form of autocatalytic reaction is

+ 2

For such a reaction the rate law is

Consider such a reaction occurring in the liquid phase so that the volume remains constant.

a. Show that for such a reaction the rate equation reduces to

0
= (0 )2 (1 ) ( 0 + )

b. Develop the Levenspiel plot for this system with
0
= 10 0 = 2 = 1 0 = 5 /

c. What volume of CSTR is required for 25% conversion?
d. What volume of PFR is required for 25 % conversion?
e. For what level of conversion will a PFR and a CSTR require equal volume?