NAME: ADANENCHE DANIEL EDOH

REG. NO.:
COURSE: ADVANCED REACTOR ANALYSIS (CHEN 903)

QUESTION

1. Derive the steady-state continuity and energy balance equation of 2 to 6 in the following

figure stating the boundary conditions (From Froment, page 381-382)

2. Assume you have heterogeneous catalysts in 1 to 6, derive the steady state continuity and

energy balance equations.

SOLUTION

Continuity Equation for Case 2:

e, z e, r
Constant and
De , z De, r

For the given velocity profile and keeping axial and radial dispersion coefficients constant we
have

∂Cj ∂2 C j D e ,r ∂ ∂ C j
u (r )
∂z
=D e , z
∂ z2
+ r
r ∂r ∂ r [ +Rj ]
Boundary Condition (B.C.):
∂ C j ( 0 ,r )
u ( r ) C jo=u ( r ) C j ( 0 , r )−D e ,r
∂z
Conditions for: z = L
r=0
r = Rt

Energy Equation for Case 2:

∂T ∂2 T e ,r ∂ ∂ T
fC p u ( r )
∂z
=¿ e,z( r ) 2 +
∂z
r
r ∂r ∂r [ ( )]
+ ∑ (−H i ) r i

Boundary Conditions:
∂T
a) fCpu(r ) [ T 0 −T (0 ,r ) ] = e,z (0 , r )
∂z
∂T
b) z = L =0 for all r
∂z
 ∂T
c) r = 0 =0 for all z
∂r
∂T
d) r =R t e,z = U ( T r−T R )
∂r r = Rt

Continuity Equation for Case 3:

For flat velocity profile, u ( r )=constant and (De,z , e,z) become (De,a , e,a) which corresponds to a
uniform velocity profile.

∂C j ∂2 C j De ,r ∂ ∂ D j
u
∂z
=D e , z
∂ z2
+ r
r ∂ r ∂r [ +Rj ]
Boundary Conditions:
∂C j ( 0 ,r )
u C j 0=u C j ( 0 ,r )−De ,a
∂r
Energy Equation for Case 3:

∂T ∂2 T e ,r ∂ ∂T
fCpu(r )
∂z
e,r( r )
∂z 2
+
1 ∂r[ ( )]
r
∂r
+ ∑ (−H i ) r i

Boundary Condition
∂T
Cpu [ T 0 −T (0 ,r ) ]=¿e,z
f
∂z

Continuity Equation for Case 4:

For only axial dispersion
∂C j
For flat concentration profile =0
∂r
∂T
For flat temperature profile =0
∂r
Continuity equation becomes:

dCj d2C j
u =D e ,a + Rj
dz d z2
Boundary Conditions:
u C j 0=u C j ( z =0 )−D e, a ( ddzC )
j

z−0

dCj
z=L : =0
dz
∂C j
Since =0, the other boundary conditions don’t need to be considered.
∂r

Energy Equation for Case 4:

dT d2T 4U
C pu
f =¿e,a 2 + ∑ ( −H i ) r i+ ( T r −T )
dz dz dt
4 surface
in the last term comes from
dt volume
d t dz 4
¿ =
2 dt
dt
dz
4
Boundary Conditions:

C pu ¿ ( dTdz )
e,a
z −0

Continuity Equation for Case 5:

No dispersion in axial direction, De ,a =0
The continuity equation becomes:
dCj
u =R j
dz
Boundary Conditions:
C j 0=C j ( z =0)

Energy Equation for Case 5:

 dT 4U
C pu
f =∑ (−H i ) r i+ ( T r −T )
dz dt

Boundary Conditions
T 0=T ( z=0)

Continuity Equation for Case 6:

All internal variations ignored.
The continuity equation becomes:
u ( C ( z=L ) −C0 ) =R j∗L

Energy Equation for Case 6:

4 UL
C p u ( T ( z =L )−T 0 )=∑ ( −H i ) r i∗L+ ( T r −T )
dt

Here, there are no boundary conditions