Solutions for Problem Sheet 1

Answers to the Questions

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1. (a) H1 = -46.7 kJ/mol, H2 =0; H3 = 8.47 kJ/mol; H4 = 8.453 kJ/mol; H3 = 9.57 kJ/mol;

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(b) Q = -19700 kW

2. Question 2 Solution
k
A→P

Reaction is shortest when Tf gives vapor pressure of 10 bar

− rA = kC A

dX A
C A0 = kC A 0 (1 − X A )
dt

dX A
dt =
k (1 − X A )
XA
dX A
t=  k(1 − X A )
0

 − 1.0  10 4 
k = 2  10 9 exp 
 T 
 

XA
dX A
t=   − 1.0  10 4 
0 2  10 9 exp



(1 − X A )
 T 

XA
dX A
t=   
0  
 − 1.0  10 4 
9
2  10 exp  (1 − X A )
H r C A 0
 T0 + XA 
 C p 
 
 XA
dX A
t=   
0  
 − 1.0  10 4 
9
2  10 exp  (1 − X A )
H r C A 0
 T0 + XA 
 C p 
 
 XA T 1
 
 
 − 1.0  10 4

2  10 exp
9
 (1 − X A )
H r C A0
 T0 + XA 
 C p 
 
0 320 18.7
0.2 328 10.6
0.5 340 5.93
0.7 348 5.03

5  10 3
log e P = − + 16.67
T
5  10 3
log e 10 = − + 16.67
Tf
 Tf  348K

Doing an energy balance for an adiabatic reactor

d
dt
 
mC p dT = H r (− rA )V

m dX
= − rA = C A 0 X A0 = 0
V dt

d
dt
 
C p dT = H r C A 0
dX
dt

dT H r C A 0
=
dX C p

H r C A 0
T − T0 = XA
C p

H r C A 0
T = T0 + XA
C p

H r C A 0
Tf − T0 = XA
C p

H r C A 0
T0 = Tf − X Af
C p
 (5.1  10 4 ) (2  103 )  0.7
900  (2.83  10 3 )
T0 = 348 −  320K

3. Question 3

C A0 = 300 mol / m 3

Mass of A = 102  300 gm-3

Mass of solution = 1070  1000 gm-3

Mass of B = 1039.4  103 gm-3

1.04  10 6
C B0 = = 5.7  10 3 mol / m 3
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C B0
= 193  C B is almost cons tan t
C A0

− rA = k 2 C B C A  k1C A

3. (a) T = 330 + 61.7X; (b) 40% conversion, VCSTR = 0.64 m3; 70% conversion, VCSTR =
3
16.1 m ;
(c) 40% conversion, VPFR = 0.9 m3; 70% conversion, VPFR = 1.8 m3;

4. Solution :
5. Solution
(a)
6. Solution :
(a)
(b)
7. Solutions
(b) and (c)

8. Solution
(a)
(b)