MID SEMESTER EXAMINATION Faculty of Engineering

COURSE CODE LEVEL / SEMESTER COURSE TITLE ACADEMIC YEAR DATE TIME DURATION MAXIMUM MARK : : : : : : : :
CHEM4005 4/1 Reaction Engineering 2010-2011 Monday, 06 December 2010 09:00 2 Hours 100 Ahmed J. Ali Al-Dallal

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INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES This question paper consists of 3 pages only. Answer ALL questions. Write your ID, NAME and GROUP NUMBER clearly on all of your answer books. Follow all examination rules. Do not bring books or other related materials into the examination room.

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Question 1:

[40 marks]

The following elementary, reversible, gas-phase reaction takes place in a continuous stirred-tank reactor (CSTR): A + B C The following information are known: - Forward reaction constant (kf ) = 0.5 L/mol.s @ 50oC - Equilibrium constant based on concentration (Kc) = 1.2 L/mol @ 50oC - Total inlet flowrate is 10 L/min, with initial concentrations of C = 1M & C = 2M. - The reactor is maintained under isothermal conditions at 50oC and at 1 atm. i) Complete the following Stoichiometric Table Q1 for this reaction (fill in shaded areas):
AO BO

Table Q1: Stoichiometric Table

ii) Write each species concentration in terms of conversion, XA. iii) Solve for the equilibrium conversion at 500C. iv)What CSTR volume is required to achieve 80% of the equilibrium conversion?

Question 2:

[30 marks]

Pure gaseous (A) at about 3 atm and 30C, with initial concentration CA0=120 mmole/liter, is fed into a 1 liter CSTR at various flow rates. Reactant (A) decomposes in the reactor and the exit concentration of A (CA) is measured for each flow rate (v0). The flow rate and concentration data are given in Table Q2. The reaction is: A 3P Table Q2: Flow rate and concentration data v0 (Liter/min) 0.06 0.48 1.5 8.1 CA (mmole /Liter) 30 60 80 105 i) Write the mole balance for the CSTR where a 2nd order reaction is taking place. ii) Show how you will plot the above data to obtain a straight line, and thus determine the reaction rate constant (k).

Question 3:

[30 marks]

The homogeneous gas decomposition of phosphine, 4 PH3(g) P4(g) +6 H2(g), proceeds at 649C (rate constant = 10 hr-1) in a plug flow reactor operating at 649C and 460 kPa which produce 80% conversion of a pure feed consisting of 40 mol/hr of pure phosphine. i) Write the mole balance, rate law and stoichiometry equations for the system. ii) Combine the three equations in (a). iii) Estimate the volume of reactor. Additional Data R (Gas Constant) = 0.0821 atm.L/mol. K

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Graph Paper for Q2