Gazi University

ChE 341 Chemical Reaction Engineering

2020-2021 Fall Semester

Example 1.) The first-order gas phase reaction A→R is to be carried out in two flow reactors
connected in series. The first reactor is adiabatic PFR and the second one is isothermal CSTR.
Conversions of A are 0.25 and 0.50 at the exit of the first and second reactors, respectively.

a) What should be the outlet temperature at the exit of the first reactor?

b) What is the total heat removed from the second reactor in the order to keep the second reactor at
isothermal conditions (at the inlet temperature T 1)?

Pure A XA1 = 0.25

T0 = 300K T1 = ?

1st PFR Adiabatic

XA2 = 0.50

2nd CSTR Isothermal

Data:
CpR = CpA = 6.2 cal/mol.K
ΔHrxn = -16000 cal/mol at 300K
FA0 = 0.1 mol/s
T0 = 300K

1st reactor is adiabatic PFR;

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Gazi University
ChE 341 Chemical Reaction Engineering
2020-2021 Fall Semester

Example 2.) Gas phase methanol is synthesized from carbon monoxide and hydrogen by the
following reaction.

CO + 2H2 ↔ .CH3OH
(A) (B) (C)
Series connection of two adiabatic reactors, with intercooling in between, is used for the production
of methanol. Conversion achieved at the exit of the first reactor is 16% (X A1 = 0.16). This mixture is
fed to second reactor after cooling to 510K.
Set up energy and material balance in order to design the second adiabatic reactor.

FA0 XA2
FB0 XA1 = 0.16 T2f
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1 reactor T2o =510K 2nd reactor

Data:
a bx103 ΔHf,298K [kj/mol]
FA0 = 1.98x105 mol/h
FB0 = 7.94x105 mol/h A 30.87 -12.85 110.52
FC0 = 8.66x104 mol/h B 27.14 9.274 0
Fmethane,0 = 6.2x104 mol/h
Fcarbondioxide,0 = 9.9x104 mol/h C 21.15 70.82 -238.64
Cp = [J/mol.K] Methane 19.25 52.13 74.84
Carbondioxide 19.8 73.44 393.51

For 1st reactor; For 2nd reactor;

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ChE 341 Chemical Reaction Engineering
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FA0 = 1.98x105 mol/h 𝐹𝐵 /𝐹𝐴

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Fcarbondioxide,0 = 9.9x10 mol/h

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ChE 341 Chemical Reaction Engineering
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ChE 341 Chemical Reaction Engineering
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Cp = [ J / mol.K] a bx103 ΔHf,298K [kj/mol]

CpA = 30.87 – 0.01285 T A 30.87 -12.85 110.52
CpB = 27.14 + 0.009274 T B 27.14 9.274 0
CpC = 21.15 + 0.07092 T C 21.15 70.82 -238.64
CpCH4 = 19.25 + 0.05213 T Methane 19.25 52.13 74.84
CpCO2 = 19.8 + 0.07344 T Carbondioxide 19.8 73.44 393.51

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ChE 341 Chemical Reaction Engineering
2020-2021 Fall Semester

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