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    Practice Problem Set 1

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    This document contains 8 practice problems related to chemical reaction engineering. Problem 1 involves a second order reaction with two reactors in series and asks how conversion and treatment rate are affected. Problem 2 gives rate data for a plug flow reactor reaction and asks for the space time needed for 80% conversion. Problem 3 asks to determine the optimal reactor setup (plug flow, continuous stirred tank, or two reactors) for 90% conversion of a reaction, providing rate data from a mixed flow reactor.

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    This document contains 8 practice problems related to chemical reaction engineering. Problem 1 involves a second order reaction with two reactors in series and asks how conversion and treatment rate are affected. Problem 2 gives rate data for a plug flow reactor reaction and asks for the space time needed for 80% conversion. Problem 3 asks to determine the optimal reactor setup (plug flow, continuous stirred tank, or two reactors) for 90% conversion of a reaction, providing rate data from a mixed flow reactor.

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    CL208/324 Practice Problem Set 1

    1. At present, 90% of reactant A is converted into product by a second-order reaction in a


    single mixed flow reactor. We plan to place a second reactor similar to the one being used in
    series with it.
    (a) For the same treatment rate as that used at present, how will this addition affect the
    conversion of reactant?
    (b) For the same 90% conversion, by how much can the treatment rate be increased?

    2. Given the following rate-concentration data for a particular gas phase reaction ( A → R)
    which we plan to run in a plug flow reactor, find the space time needed for 80% conversion
    of a 10 mol/lit pure A feed.
    C A , mol/lit 1 2 4 6 8 10

    −r A ,mol /lit ∙ min 0.01 0.02 0.04 0.09 0.16 0.25

    3. Reactant A decomposes with stoichiometry A → R and with rate dependent only on CA.
    The following data on this aqueous decomposition are obtained in a mixed flow reactor:

    τ (sec) CAo (mol/l) CA (mol/l)


    14 200 100
    25 190 90
    29 180 80
    30 170 70
    29 160 60
    27 150 50
    24 140 40
    19 130 30
    15 120 20
    12 110 10
    20 101 1

    Determine which setup, plug flow, mixed flow, or any two-reactor combination gives
    minimum τ for 90% conversion of a feed consisting of C Ao = 100 mol/l. Also find this τ
    minimum. If a two-reactor scheme is found to be optimum, give C A between stages and τ for
    each stage.

    4. At 6500C phosphine vapour decomposes as follows


    4 PH3 → P4 + 6H2, -rphosphine = (10hr-1) Cphosphine
    What size of the plug flow reactor operating at 650 0C and 11.4 atm is needed for 75%
    conversion of 10 mol/hr of phosphine in a 2/3 phosphine and 1/3 inert feed.
    5. A reaction takes place in a closed constant volume batch reaction 3A → B (irreversible
    first order gas phase). If the pressure drops to 1/3rd of its original value in 5 min, then
    calculate the 1st order rate constant of this reaction.

    6. Calculate the volume of CSTR and PFR in the following cases:

    Volumetric feed flow rate: 4 lit/sec; Feed concentration of A: 0.002 mol/lit

    Case 1: Gas phase reaction; Rate law: r = kCACB; conversion: 70%


    Feed: Mole ratio (A/B) = 1:1
    Reaction A + B → C + D
    Case 2: Gas phase reaction; Rate law: r = kCACB2; conversion: 70%
    Feed: Mole ratio (A/B) = 1:2
    Reaction A + B → C + D
    Case 3: Gas phase reaction; Rate law: r = kCACB2; conversion: 70%
    Feed: Mole ratio (A/B) = 1:2
    Reaction A + 2B → C
    Case 4: Gas phase reaction; Rate law: r = kCACB2 – k’Cc ; conversion: 70%
    Feed: Mole ratio (A/B) = 1:2

    Reaction A + 2B ↔ C

    7. The irreversible elementary reaction 2 A → B takes place in the gas phase in an isothermal
    tubular plug flow reactor. Reactant A and diluent C are fed in equimolar ratio and the conversion
    of A is 80%. If the molar feed rate of A is cut in half, what is the conversion of A assuming that
    the feed rate of C is left unchanged? Assume ideal behaviour and that the reactor temperature
    remains unchanged.

    8. For a given processing rate of pure gaseous feed how many times as large must our plug flow
    reactor be to raise the conversion of reactant from 1/3 to 2/3, given following kinetics?
    2
    a. A → R ,−r A =k C A
    b. 4 A → R ,−r A=k C A

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