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1 Adil Amin

CSTR or Mixed flow reactor



Space time generally:

T = 1/S = (C
AO
)(V)/(F
Ao
) = V/V
o

Where ,
T= space time
S = space velocity
C
Ao
= initial concentration of A = moles of A
entering/volume of feed
V= reactor volume
F
Ao
= moles of A entering / time

When conversion of A at inlet is zero, X
A0
= 0

T = (C
Ao
) ( X
A
) / ( - r
A
)





2 Adil Amin

When conversion of A at inlet is not zero :

T = C
Ao
( X
Af
- X
Ao
) / (- r
A
)

In terms of concentration for constant density system (for liquid
phase reactions):

T = (C
Ao
C
A
) / ( - r
A
)

-r
A
= k ( C
A
)
n

C
A
= C
Ao
( 1- X
A
)

For 1
st
order reaction :

i ) K T = X
A
/ (1-X
A
)
ii) K T = (CAO CA ) / CA



3 Adil Amin

For variable density system (for gaseous phase reactions):

T = C
Ao
X
A
/ ( -r
A
)

-r
A
= k ( C
A
)
n


C
A
= C
Ao
( 1- X
A
) / ( 1+ E
A
X
A
)

For 1
st
order reaction :

K T = X
A
( 1+ E
A
X
A
) /(1-X
A
)
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4 Adil Amin
Plug flow reactor

When conversion of A at inlet is zero :

T = C
Ao


xAf
rA dXA
0
) /(


When conversion of A at inlet is not Zero :


T = C
Ao


XAf
XAo
rA dXA ) /(


For constant density system (for liquid phase reaction) in terms of
concentration:

T = -


CAf
CAo
rA dCA ) /(


-r
A
= k ( C
A
)
n

C
A
= C
Ao
( 1- X
A
)


5 Adil Amin



For variable density system:

T = C
Ao


xAf
rA dXA
0
) /(


-r
A
= k (C
A
)
n


C
A
= C
Ao
( 1- X
A
) / ( 1+ E
A
X
A
)

For 1
st
order reaction variable density:

K T = - ( 1+ E
A
) ln ( 1- X
A
) - E
A
X
A


For second order reaction variable density :
C
Ao
K T = 2 E
A
( 1+ E
A
) Ln (1-X
A
) + (E)2 X
A
+ (E
A
+1 ) X
A
/(1-X
A
)
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Note: V
f
= V
o
( 1 + E
A
X
A
)

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