Non-Isothermal Reactor Calculations
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JOSÉ SIMEÓN CAÑAS
Kinetics and Chemical Reactors
01-2022
NON-ISOTHERMAL REACTOR PROBLEMS
1. The decomposition reaction in liquid phase of element A B+C takes place in a PFR
adiabatic. Equimolar amounts of A and B enter the reactor along with an inert substance at 330 K.
You have been asked to calculate the volume of the reactor to process a feed of 1.7 m.3/s y
achieve 80% conversion.
The following additional data is available
A B C Inert
Heat capacities (J/(mol)(K)) 62.8 75.4 125.6 75.4
Concentration at the entrance of (kmol/m3) 3.0 3.0 0.0 32.0
ΔHrxn-70,000 J/mol at 330 K
Energía de Activación= 108.4 kJ/mol
k(330K)= 0.33 sec-1
2. The following reversible elementary reaction in the gas phase takes place in a PFR reactor.
+ ↔2
The feed contains only A and B in equimolar quantities at 580.5 KPa and 77ºC, the molar flow rate is 20.
mol/s. Determine the reactor volume necessary to achieve 85% of the adiabatic conversion of
balance.
Additional data
The following heat capacities in phase
sodas can be considered constant in the
( )= 0.035 operating temperature range
.
= 50000 / , = 25
.
∆ ( ) -20,000 , = 15
.
, = 20
( )= 25000equilibrium constant .
3. The decomposition of phosphine in the gas phase is irreversible and first order, corresponding to the
reaction
4PH3(g) P4(g) + 6H2(g)
Pure phosphine is fed into a CSTR reactor at 1 atm, with a feeding temperature of 953 K.
The reaction is endothermic, ΔHrxn=23 900 J/mol of phosphine at 25 °C. The heat capacities
moles [J/(mol)(K)] are:
P4(g), cp= 60.7
PH3(g) cp = 51.9
H2(g) cp = 30.1
The velocity constant k, s-1It is the following function of temperature (K):
Log k = -18963/T + 2logT + 12.130
a) If when the reactor operates adiabatically the conversion is 10%, determine the conversion.
of the reactor when operating isothermally at 953 K.
4. In a CSTR reactor, the following reversible and elementary reaction takes place. 3Ain gas phase
at constant pressure. Pure A is fed to the reactor at 25°C, if a conversion of is desired
20%, determine the volume of the reactor if it operates adiabatically. (Note, the desired conversion
is below the equilibrium level).
Additional data:
Molar flow of A at the inlet: 1000 mol/L
Concentration of A at the entrance: 1 mol/L
k1(25°C)= 3.2*10-2L/[Link] and E149000 J/mol
k2(25°C) = 2.2 * 10-3L2/[Link] y E2=124200 J/mol
(Both are referred to A)
Heat capacities are independent of temperature.
CpA150 cal/mol.K
CpR=100 cal/mol.K
ΔHrxn (25°C)= -37650 J/mol
5. The formation of styrene from vinylacetylene is practically irreversible and follows a law of
elemental speed.
2 vinylacetylene Styrene
2A B
The liquid phase reaction takes place inside a 10 dm PFR reactor.3, is fed pure with CA0= 1
mol/dm3y FA0= 5 mol/s and the inlet temperature is 675K.
b) Determine the conversion if the reaction occurs with heat exchange.
Additional information:
CPA0.1222 kJ/mol.K
CPI100 J/mol.K
ΔHrxn-231 - 0.012(T - 298) kJ/mol
k= 1.48*1011exp(-19124/T) dm3/mol.s
Heat exchanger data
Ua=5.0 kJ/([Link])3.K)
Ta = 700K (it is considered constant throughout the exchanger).
6. The reaction in the liquid phase A B is conducted in an adiabatic CSTR.
The reaction is second order with respect to A and the feed is equimolar between (A) and a solvent (S).
The volumetric flow rate at the inlet is 10 dm3/min y A has a concentration of 4 mol/dm3. The
The inlet temperature is 300 K.
a. If the reactor had a volume of 1000 dm3What would the conversion be?
Additional data:
Reaction heat at 300 K = -3300 cal/mol
CpA= 15 [Link]-1K-1
CpB= 15 [Link]-1K-1
CpS= 18 [Link]-1K-1
Reaction constant at 300 k = 0.0005 [Link]-1
Activation energy E = 15000 cal/mol
Problem 5.27 from the book Chemical Reaction Engineering, O. Levenspiel, 2004.