CH20005-Chemical Reaction Engineering

Assignment-5

06/04 /2020
Due date: 13/04/2020, 4 PM.

[1] Develop conversion XA vs T plots with rate of reaction (r) as parameter. Use
excel/MATLAB or any software to generate the plots. Do calculations on your own.

k1
−−
A)−*
−Rk2

−rA = k1 CA − k2 CR CR0 = 0
18000
−24.7
Equilibrium constant K = e RT

Rate constants:
11600
k1 = e17.2− RT , min−1
29600
k2 = e41.9− RT , min−1
Where Activation energy is in cal/mol.
Range of temperature: −10 to 1100 C.
You need to plot for each −rA value as given below:

−rA = 0, 0.001, 0.002, 0.003, 0.005, 0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 5.
[2] For the elementary soild-catlyzed liquid-phase reaction

A−
)−
−*
−B

make a plot of equilibrium conversion as a function of temperature. Determine the

adiabatic equilibrium temperature and conversion when pure A is fed to the reactor
at a temperature of 300K.

Data : HA0 (298K) = −40000 cal/mol HB0 (298K) = −60000cal/mol

CPA = 50 cal/mol.K, CPB = 50 cal/mol.K, Ke = 100, 000at298K

[3] First order reversible aqueous reaction

−−
A)−*
−R

With rate:
−rA = k1 CA − k2 CR
−48900
k1 = 34 × 106 e RT , min−1
−123800
k2 = 1.57 × 101 8e RT , min−1
where E is in J/mol

1
 is to be carried out in a plug flow reactor. For maximum permissible feed temperature
of 950 C (maximum permissible operating temperature of 950 C) and feed rate of
1000 mol/min of reactant A. What is the optimum progression temperature in a
plug flow reactor? A conversion of 80% is required and feed concentration of A is
CA0 = 4mol/l, CR0 = 0.
Also calculate the space time and volume needed for 80% conversion of a feed of
FA0 = 1000mol/min, CA0 = 4mol/l, CR0 = 0 .
[4] The elementary organic irreversible liquidphase reaction

A + B −−→ C
is carried out adiabatically in a flow reactor. An qual molar feed in A and B enters
at 270 C and the volumetric flow rate is 2 l/s, and CA0 = 0.1kmol/m3 . Calculate
the PFR and CSTR volumes necessary to achieve 85% conversion.

Data : HA0 = −20 kcal/mol, HB0 = −15 kcal/mol, HA0 = −41 kcal/mol

CPA = CPB = 15 cal/mol.K CPC = 30 cal/mol.K

k = 0.01 l/mol.s at 300K E = 10000 cal/mol