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Problem
1.
m-‐Xylene
is
reacted
over
a
zeolite
catalyst.
The
following
parallel
elementary
reactions
were
found
to
occur
in
a
(PBR)
packed-‐bed
reactor.
-‐1
Calculate
the
PBR
volume
to
achieve
85%
conversion
of
m-‐Xylene
in
the
packed
bed
reactor.
(k1
=
0.22
s
and
k2
=
-‐1
0.71
s ;
a
mixture
of
75%
m-‐Xylene
and
25%
inerts
is
fed
to
the
reactor
at
a
volumetric
flow
rate
of
200
L/s
and
a
total
concentration
of
0.05
mol/L).
Problem
2.
A
gas
phase
reaction,
A → 2R ,
is
carried
out
in
a
tubular
plug
flow
reactor
at
T
=
60°C
and
pt
=
4.75
atm.
The
feed
consists
of
50
mol%
A
and
50
mol%
inert
at
a
rate
of
4000
kg/h.
The
molecular
weights
of
A
and
inert
are
-‐1
40
g/mol
and
20
g/mol,
respectively,
and
the
rate
coefficient
is
k
=
2000
h .
Determine
the
reactor
size
for
35%
conversion
of
A.
k1 k2
Problem
3.
The
process
A ⎯⎯→ B ⎯⎯→ R
is
carried
out
in
a
tubular
reactor
with
plug
flow.
Both
reactions
are
of
first
order.
The
feed
consists
of
pure
A.
Given
the
following
data
CA0
=
0.05
kmol/m³
F0=
0.15
m³/h
-‐3
A=
2
x
10
m²
(Cross
seccional
surface
area
of
tubular
reactor)
-‐1
k1=
172.5
h
NA0=
10.2
kmol
Calculate
the
length
of
the
tube
to
maximize
the
yield
of
B
in
the
cases:
a)
k2
=
k1/2
b)
k2
=
k1
What
are
the
exit
concentrations
of
A,
B,
and
R
in
both
cases?
Problem
4.
Consider
the
startup
of
a
perfectly
mixed
flow
reactor
(CSTR)
containing
a
suspended
solid
catalyst.
For
a
first-‐order
reaction,
rA = −kCA ,
and
assuming
constant
volume,
show
that
the
outlet
concentration
of
reactant
A
is
⎧ ⎫
C A (t) 1 ⎪⎪ C (0) 1 ⎪⎪ ⎧ ⎡ (1 − ε)V ⎤⎛ Fʹ′ ⎞⎫
= + ⎨ A
− ⎬exp⎨− 1 + k ⎥⎜ t ⎟⎬
C A0 ⎡ (1 − ε)V ⎤ ⎪ C A0 ⎡ (1 − ε)V ⎤ ⎪ ⎩ ⎢⎣ Fʹ′ ⎦⎝ εV ⎠⎭
⎢⎣1 + Fʹ′ k ⎥⎦ ⎪ ⎢⎣1 + Fʹ′ k ⎥⎦ ⎪
⎩ ⎭
where
C A (0)
=
initial
concentration
C Ai
=
feed
concentration
ε
=
void
fraction,
not
occupied
by
solids
εV
=
fluid
volume
Note
that
the
steady
state
(t
→
∞)
result
depends
only
on
the
group
(1 − ε)Vk/Fʹ′ ,
the
solid
catalyst
inverse
space
−1
velocity-‐rate
coefficient
group,
but
the
transient
effects
also
require
knowledge
of
(Fʹ′/εV) ,
or
the
fluid
mean
residence
time.
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Problem
5.
Consider
two
CSTR
reactors
in
series.
For
a
given
total
volume,
determine
the
optimal
distribution
of
the
subvolumes
for
(a)
first
order
reaction;
(b)
second
order
reaction
to
maximize
conversion
of
reactant
A.
(Note
:
you
need
to
use
numerical
method
to
solve
for
case
(b)
in
the
last
stage
of
the
problem
solving
process.
You
can
stop
at
the
equation
that
needs
numerical
method
to
proceed.)
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