Problem 2 (30 points) For the gas phase reaction below, calculate the conversion in the CSTR,...
An acid-catalyzed irreversible liquid-phase reaction A B is carried out adiabatically in a CSTR. The reaction is second order in A. The feed is equimolar A and solvent (S, which contains catalyst), and enters the reactor at a total volumetric flow rate of 10 dm3/min at a concentration of A of 4 mol/L. The feed enters at 300 K. The product and reactant heat capacities are 15 cal/(mol°C), the solvent is 18 cal/(mol°C). The reaction rate constant at 300 K...
The elementary gas-phase reaction A+B <----> 2C in P11-8B is now continued and carried out in a packed bed reactor. The entering molar flow rates are Fao=5 mol/s, Fbo= 2Fao, and Fi=2Fao with Cao=0.2 mol/dm^3. The entering temperature is 325 K and a coolant fluid is available at 300 K. P12-9A Algorithm for reaction in a PBR with heat effects and pressure drop he elementary gas-phase reaction A+B 2C in P11-8B is now continued and carried out in packed-bed reactor....
Reaction is A-->B is carried out adiabatically in a CSTR. The reaction is second order in A. The feed, which is equal molar in water (which contains the catalyst) and A, enters the reactor at a temperature of 52 C and a total volumetric flow rate of 10 dm3/min. The concentration of A entering the reactor is 4 molar. a) What is the reactor volume to achieve 80% conversion b) What conversion can be achieved in a 1000 dm3 CSTR?...
The gas-phase reaction with a mixture of 75% A and 25% inert is carried out isothermally at 227°C and 20 atm in a PFR. AB+C If the reaction is second order, Calculate the volume (dm3 to 2 decimal place) at X - 0.74. -ra = kCa2, k = 0.7 min-1, Fao = 5; mol/min
. Question 2: The elementary, reversible, organic, liquid-phase reaction is carried out adiabatically in a CSTR where 65% conversion is achiewd Ated'anonn of A and 50% excess 8, enters the reactor at 27°C with a volumetric flow rate of 2 L/s and a Cos of O.1 mol/L culate the temperature inside the reactor 2. Calculate the equilibrium conversion at the operating temperature. How close (in 3. Calculate the CSTR volume percentage) the conversion is from the equilsbrium conversion? If the...
Design a CSTR for the elementary consecutive gas-phase reactions A - B C. Specify the reactor volume and the area of the heating coil inside the reactor for 50% conversion. a. Calculate the desired operating temperature inside the reactor. b. Calculate the volume of the reactor c. Calculate the area of the heating surface. The effluent stream should contain a ratio CB/Cc of 10. The feed is gas-phase and pure A at 400°C and 4 atm, with a molar flow...
Problem 5. The gas-phase elementar isomerization A B is carried out at 20 atm in a fluidized CSTR (below) containing 100 kg of catalyst where 50% conversion is achieved. Po:20 atm FAo 100kg . P-20 atm X 0.5 Someone proposed to replace the CSTR with a packed bed reactor (PBR, below), the entering pressure was 20 atm and the exit pressure was found to be 5 atm Po-20 atm FAo (100kg) (1) What would be the conversionif No pres ro...
a catalytic reaction of gas phase A-R is carried out in a PFR containing 0.01 kg of solid catalyst, feed rate, Fao = 1500mol / hour. the reactor is operated at 3.2 atm and 117 C. kinetics data are shown in the following table determine : a. reaction order b.weight of catalyst required of conversion is 35% uToper 3 2 Run 0,040 0,038 0,060 0,080 0,100 0,084 CAins mol/liter 0,055 0,070 Caut mol/liter
4) Consider the following irreversible elementary gas phase reaction is carried out in a PBR: A+B+20 [k = 1 (dm3/kg)2.s] The feed is equal molar in A and B with Fao=100 mol/s and Cao = 1 mol/dm3. Given that pressure drop parameter of the packing a = 0.0096 kg 1, and that pressure at the entrance is 10 atm. a) Set up the stoichiometric table. b) Derive correlations to quantify concentrations of each species in the process based on results...
Question 1: Design of isothermal reactors 30 Marks The irreversible, gas-phase reaction A+B D is to be carried out in an isotherma °C) plug-flow reactor (PFR) at 5.0 atm. The mole fractions of the feed streams are A 0 B 0.50, and inerts 0.30. The activation energy for the above reaction is 80 000 cal/mol. the pressure drop due to fluid friction in the reactor is so small that it can be ignored, perform the following tasks: 2T a s...