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Calculate the ratio of the volumes of a CSTR and a PFR (V,,IV,,) required to achieve,
for a given feed rate in each reactor, a fractional conversion (fA) of (i) 0.5 and (ii) 0.99
for the reactant A, if the liquid-phase reaction A + products is (a) first-order, and (b)
second-order with respect to A. What conclusions can be drawn? Assume the PFR operates
isothermally at the same T as that in the CSTR.
Jawab
Dik.
f A =0,5
CSTR
T = konstan (isotermal)
f A =0,5
orde 2
V ST (r A ) =F A 0 f A
V ST =
fA
F A0 f A
V PF =F A 0
(r A )
f0
df A
(r A )
Untuk rasio :
F A0 f A
V ST (r A )
=
V PF F A 0 f A
(r A )
a.
Untuk orde 1
A
CA 0
CA 0 f A
1f
( A)
CA 0
(r A ) =k C A
1f
( A)
(r A ) =k C A 0
CA 0 f A
CA 0 f A
1f
1f
( A)
1
( A) ln
V ST f A
=
V PF
1f
1f
V ST
=
V PF
F A0 f A
(r A )
fA
df A
F A 0
f (r A )
V ST
=
V PF
fA
F A0
df A
k C A 0 f ( A )
FA 0 f A
k C A 0 ( A)
V ST
=
V PF
FA 0 f A
kCA
fA
F A 0
f0
df A
kCA
1f
1f
( A)
1
ln
fA
( A)
V ST
=
V PF
b. Untuk orde 2
(r A ) =k C A 2
1f
( A)2
2
(r A ) =k C A 0
1f
1f
V ST
=
V PF
F A0 f A
(r A )
fA
F A 0
f0
df A
(r A )
FA 0
F A0 f A
V ST
=
V PF
F A 0
f0
df A
2
df A
kCA
k C A 0 f ( A)
F A0 f A
k C A2
fA
fA
k C A 02 ( A)2
V ST
=
V PF
1f
( A)
V ST 1
=
V PF
fA
0
0,5
0,99
1
n
1
0
1,4426
21,4975
2
1
2
100
Orde 1 : 1. Untuk fraksi 0,5 rasio volume yang didapat yaitu 1,4426
2. untuk fraksi 0,99 rasio volume yang didapat adalah 21,4975
b. Orde 2 : 1. Untuk fraksi 0,5 rasio volume yang didapat yaitu 2
2. untuk fraksi 0,99 rasio volume yang didapat yaitu 100