Kjemisk reaksjonsteknikk Chemical Reaction Engineering Lecture 2 Kjemisk reaksjonsteknikk Chemical Reaction Engineering Review of Lecture 1 Definition of Conversion, X Design Equations in Terms of X Size CSTRs and PFRs given –rA= f(X) Conversion for Reactors in Series
General Mole Balance General Mole Balance on System Volume V FA0 FA GA 2
Reactor Mole Balance Summary Differential Algebraic Integral Batch NA t CSTR PFR FA V 3 3
Consider the generic reaction 4
Batch 5
Reactor Mole Balances in terms of conversion Differential Algebraic Integral Batch X t CSTR PFR PBR X W 6 6
Batch reactor
Continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR)
Continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR)
Plug flow reactor (PFR)
Plug flow reactor (PFR)
Levenspiel Plots Reactor Sizing Given –rA as a function of conversion, -rA= f(X), one can size any type of reactor. We do this by constructing a Levenspiel plot. Here we plot either (FA0/-rA) or (1/-rA) as a function of X. For (FA0/-rA) vs. X, the volume of a CSTR and the volume of a PFR can be represented as the shaded areas in the Levenspiel Plots shown as: 12
Levenspiel Plots 13
Numerical Evaluations of Integrals The integral to calculate the PFR volume can be evaluated using method as Simpson’s One-Third Rule: (See Appendix A.4) Other numerical methods are: Trapezoidal Rule (uses two data points) Simpson’s Three-Eight’s Rule (uses four data points) Five-Point Quadrature Formula 14
Reactors in Series Only valid if there are no side streams. Given: rA as a function of conversion, one can also design any sequence of reactors: Only valid if there are no side streams. Molecule Flow rate of species A at point i: 15
Reactors in Series 16
Reactors in Series Reactor 1: V1 17
Reactors in Series Reactor 2: V2 18
Reactors in Series Reactor 3: V3 19
Reactors in Series 20
Important Definitions Space time is the time necessary to process one reactor volume of fluid at entrance conditions. S-1 Space velocity: SV = v0/V (s-1)=1/ Space velocity is normally given at the standard conditions (STP). Liquid hourly space velocity (LHSV= v0,liquid/V) Gas hourly space velocity (GHSV) = v0,gas/V Reciprocal of the space time. But it is different on the condiitons