DEPARTMENT OF POLYMER AND PROCESS ENGINEERING

UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY,

LAHORE
PPE 309L: PROCESS ENGINEERING COMPUTING Date: 4-Feb-2021
Semester: Fifth Due Date: 11-Feb-2021
Assignment: 5 Total Marks: 10
Session: 2018

Instructions
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Q.1: The schematics of a plug flow reactor are shown in fig.1. Solve for the concentration

distribution in a plug flow reactor governed by the following equations using MATLAB.

Figure 1: Schematics of a plug flow reactor

Q. 2: Methanol is formed by reacting carbon monoxide with hydrogen. (This might be an on-

board generation of hydrogen for the hydrogen economy.) With the reaction

the condition at equilibrium is

When the carbon monoxide and hydrogen enter the reactor in a 1 : 2 ratio, find the equilibrium

conversion when the pressure is 50 atm and Kp = 0.0016. First, use Excel; then use MATLAB

to solve the problem.

Q. 3: Solve for the concentration distribution in a plug flow reactor with the following reaction

rate expression and parameters using MATLAB.

Q.4: The schematics of a CSTR are shown fig 2.

Figure 2: Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor

The working of CSTR is governed by the following equation

Q(c − cin) = −VR(c)

(a) Solve for c when

(b) Solve when

Rubrics for PPE-309L Process Engineering
Computing Laboratory-Tutorial 4- 10 marks
Part 1- Word file-2 marks
Criterion Level 1
Problem Mathematical
solution pattern problem background
(1 marks) for the given problem
is not organized and
misses most of the
required information
(0.4)
Formatting Formatting with many
(0.5 marks) errors that are also
repetitive, difficult to
follow, seriously
disordered (0.1)
Grammar and Poorly written report
continuity with no continuity
(0.5 marks) (0.1)
Part 2-MATLAB file-8 marks
Criterion Level 1
File execution (6 Matlab file executes but
marks) fails to produce any
proper solution to the
specifications given in
problem statemen. No
structural continuity
(1.5)
Code result The code produces
accuracy, incorrect results with no
presentation and proper presentation and
discussion (2 students fails to defend
marks) the code development
(0.5)
Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
Mathematical Mathematical Mathematical problem
problem background problem background background for the
for the given for the given given problem is fully
problem is partially problem missed organized with
organized and misses some steps but required information
some of the required contains the required (1)
information (0.6) information (0.8)
Formatting with Formatting with Organized formatting
errors that are also errors but not with only few errors,
repetitive, difficult to repetitive, easy to easy to follow (0.5)
follow (0.2) follow (0.4)
Grammatical errors Grammatical errors Accurately written
throughout the in certain portions of report with few
report and missing report and missing grammatical errors
continuity in written continuity in written and mostly consistent
report (0.2) report (0.4) sentences (0.5)
Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
Matlab file executes Matlab file Matlab file executes
correct results but executes but fails and meet all
does not display all to meet all specifications in
the specifications specifications in problem statement
given in problem problem statement with a well-defined
statement, many and is structured structure (6)
structural properly (4)
incomprehensibilities
(3)
The code produces The code produces The code produces
correct results up to mostly correct correct results with
some extent but is results with few accurate
not presented with errors in presentation.
proper formatting presentation. Student defends the
and the student Student fails to code in discussion.
defend some portion completely defend (2)
of the code in the code in
discussion (1.0) discussion. (1.5)