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William Blake
Diff. form
Integral
form
Backmix
reactor
Diff. form
Integral
form
FAo = CAo v
(v = volumetric flowrate)
PAoV = NAoRT
CAo = PAo / RT
CAo = yAoPo / RT
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25
20
15
-1/rA
10
0
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
Conversion X
4
3
2 A little too large for
1
0 comfort!!! Why?
0 0.5 1
Conversion X Probably because it is a gas
phase reaction
Graphically it is the area of
rectangle with height = FAo / -rA LEVENSPIEL PLOT
and base = X
4
3
2
Compare with CSTR
1 V = 6400 Litres
0
0 0.5 1
Conversion X Numerical techniques to
evaluate integral:
1. Trapezoidal rule
Graphically it is the area under 2. Simpson’s 1/3rd rule
the curve 3. Simpson 3/8th rule
4. Five point Quadrature
The PFR on the other hand starts at a high rate at the entrance
and gradually decreases to the exit rate, thereby requiring less
volume because volume and rate are inversely proportional.
X 0 0.4 0.8
-rA
0.01 0.008 0.002
(mol/dm3.s)
0.01
m3/s
20 m 20 m
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Space Velocity
Space velocity = reciprocal of space time = 1 /