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Tutorial 1 Reaction Engineering

The document outlines a tutorial on gas-phase reactions in batch and continuous-flow reactors. It includes calculations for time required to reduce moles of reactant A in a batch reactor for first and second order reactions, as well as the necessary reactor volumes for continuous-flow reactors to achieve 99% conversion of A. Specific reaction rates and conditions are provided for each scenario.

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Tutorial 1 Reaction Engineering

The document outlines a tutorial on gas-phase reactions in batch and continuous-flow reactors. It includes calculations for time required to reduce moles of reactant A in a batch reactor for first and second order reactions, as well as the necessary reactor volumes for continuous-flow reactors to achieve 99% conversion of A. Specific reaction rates and conditions are provided for each scenario.

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Tutorial 1

1.The gas-phase reaction

A B+C

is carried out isothermally in a 20-dm3 constant-volume batch reactor. Twenty moles of pure
A is initially placed in the reactor. The reactor is well mixed.
(a) If the reaction is first order:
-ra = kCA with k = 0.865 min-1

calculate the time necessary to reduce the number of moles of A in the reactor to 0.2 mol.
(Note: NA = CAV) (Ans.: t = 5.3 min)

(b) If the reaction is second order.


with k = 2 dm3/ mol.min -rA = kCA2
calculate the time necessary to consume 19.0 mol of A.

2. The reaction
A B
is to be carried out isothermally in a continuous-flow reactor. Calculate both
the CSTR and PFR reactor volumes necessary to consume 99% of A (i.e.,
CA = 0.001CA0) when the entering molar flow rate is 5 mol/ h, assuming the

reaction rate -rA


(a) -rA = k with k = 0.05 mol/ h m3. mol (Ans.: V = 99 dm3)
(b) -rA = k CA with k = 0.0001 s-1
(e) -rA = kC2A with k = 3 dm3/mol.h (Ans.: V = 66,000 dm3)

The entering volumetric flow rate is 10 dm3/h. [Note: FA = CA u. For a constant


volumetric flow rate u = uo, then FA = CAu,. Also, CAo= FAO/u0 =(5 mol/h)/(10 dm3/h) = 0.5
mol/dm3

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