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Chemical Reaction Engineering Calculations

The document outlines a tutorial on Chemical Reaction Engineering-II, focusing on various chemical reactions and reactor types. It includes calculations for mean conversion in different reactor configurations, analysis of concentration readings, and the effects of reaction kinetics on conversion rates. Additionally, it discusses modeling non-ideal reactors and determining conversion bounds based on tracer test data.

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Chemical Reaction Engineering Calculations

The document outlines a tutorial on Chemical Reaction Engineering-II, focusing on various chemical reactions and reactor types. It includes calculations for mean conversion in different reactor configurations, analysis of concentration readings, and the effects of reaction kinetics on conversion rates. Additionally, it discusses modeling non-ideal reactors and determining conversion bounds based on tracer test data.

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Department of Chemical Engineering, NITK

Tutorial-II: Chemical Reaction Engineering-II (CH300)

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Date :20-08-2025
(1) The effluent concentration readings given below represent a continuous response to a
pulse input into a closed vessel is reported in table 1.

Table 1
The reaction kinetics and stoichiometry for liquid phase, irreversible reaction in a
completely segregated fluid is given by A → products.
The specific reaction rate is 0.1 min-1. . Calculate the mean conversion in the reactor and
compare with (i) ideal PFR (ii) ideal CSTR

(2) The concentration readings in Table 2, represent a continuous response to a pulse input
into a closed vessel which is to be used as a chemical reactor. Here, liquid decomposes with
rate –rA=kCA, k=0.307 min-1.

Table 2
Find the fraction of reactant unconverted in the real reactor and compare this with the
fraction unconverted in a plug flow reactor of the same size

(3) Dispersed non-coalescing droplets (CA0 = 2 mol/liter) react (A→ R, -rA =kCA2; k = 0.5
liter/mol. min) as they pass through a contractor. Find the average concentration of A
remaining in the droplets leaving the contactor if their RTD is given by the curve in Fig. 1.
Take E – 0.5 for 1 < t < 3

Fig. 1
(4) A liquid macrofluid , as it flows through a vessel, reacts as per the following reaction and
kinetics: A →R . CAO = 6 mol/liter; -rA = k; k = 3 mol/liter. min. For the flow pattern with
E=0.333 for 0<t<3 min, determine the conversion of A

(5) 2nd reaction being carried out in a real CSTR that can be modelled as two different
reactor systems. In the first system an ideal CSTR is followed by an ideal PFR; in the second
system the PFR precedes the CSTR. Let 𝜏𝑠 , and 𝜏𝑝 , each equal 1 min, let the reaction rate
constant equal 1.0 m3/kmol. min. and let the initial concentration of liquid reactant. 𝐶𝐴0 equal
1 kmol/m3. Find the conversion in each system. (discussed)

(6) The liquid-phase. second-order dimerization , for which k = 0.01 dm3/mo1 . min
is carried out at a reaction temperature of 320 K. The feed is pure A with CAO = 8
mol/dm3. The reactor is nonideal and perhaps could be modeled as two CSTRs with
interchange. The reactor volume is 1000 dm3 and the feed rate for our dimerization
is going to be 25 dm3/min. The tracer test data on this reactor is shown in Table.
Determine the bounds on the conversion for different possible degrees of
micromixing for the RTD of this reactor. What are these bounds? Tracer test on
tank reactor: No = 100 g, ν = 25 dm3/min. (self study)

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