CRE Assignment #2Single Reactor Sizing using

Reactor Design Equations

from Mole Balances
Due on 14 Oct, 2016

Chemcial Reaction
Engineering

Assignment#2 Single Reactor Sizing

1. A second order reaction 2AB is carried out
a) In a PFR: What is the volume of the PFR to get a
conversion of 90%, if k= 5L.mol-1.min-1 and volumetric flow
rate is 10 dm3.s-1. CA0 is 10mol.L-1
[Ans: V = 108L]
b) In a CSTR: What is the volume of the CSTR to get a
conversion of 90%, if k=5L.mol-1.min-1 and volumetric flow
rate is 10 dm3.s-1. CA0 is 10mol.L-1
[Ans: V = 1080L]

2. A first order reaction AB is carried out in a Batch Reactor.

Determine the rate constant, if it takes 20 sec to reduce the
number of moles from 1000moles to 1%. Volume of the
Reactor is 100L.
[Ans: k = 0.23s -1]

Assignment#2 Single Reactor Sizing

3. A chemical reaction, AB is carried out in a constant volume
Batch Reactor. 20 moles of pure A are placed in the reactor.
a) If the reaction is of first order with k = 0.865 min -1, calculate
the time necessary to reduce the number in moles of A to 0.2
mol.
[Ans: t= 5.3min]
b) If the reaction is of second order with k = 2 dm 3.mol -1.min -1,
calculate the time necessary to reduce the number in moles
of A to 0.2 mol. Reactor volume is 0.01m 3
[Ans: t = 24.75min]