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    This document contains an exam for a chemical engineering course. It includes 4 multi-part chemistry and chemical reaction engineering problems involving continuous stirred-tank reactors (CSTRs) and plug flow reactors (PFRs). The problems cover topics like optimizing reactor conditions for selectivity, determining feed concentrations and reactor sizes, calculating production rates and heat requirements. Diagrams may be required to illustrate temperature-conversion relationships in adiabatic reactors.

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    ChE471

    1.

    Exam2
    (Closedbook,closednotes)

    Fall2000

    ChemicalsA&Breactinanisothermalcontinuousflowstirredtankreactor(CSTR)asfollows:
    2A=U
    A+B=D
    2B=W

    RU 1CA mol / L min


    2

    RD 10CAC B(mol / L min)

    RW 4 CB mol / L min
    2

    ProductDisthedesiredproductandyouneedtomaximizetheoverallselectivity
    S=CD//(CU+CD+CW).
    a)

    b)
    c)
    2.

    WhatistheoptimalratioCB/CAthatyoushouldmaintaininyourCSTRtoachievemaximum
    selectivityS?[Hint:Writetheexpressionforpointselectivitys=RD/(RU+RD+RW)andrelate
    ittooverallselectivity,S.UseCB/CAastheindependentvariable].Whatistheoptimal
    selectivity?
    IfthefeedcontainsCAo=1(mol/L)andnoU,D,orW,andyouoperateatconversionofAofxA
    =0.98,whilemaintainingtheoptimalCB/CAratiodeterminedinparta),whatistheconcentration
    ofD,CD.thatwillbeproduced?
    HowmuchshouldthefeedconcentrationofBbe(CBo=?)sothatyoucanattainandmaintain
    theconditionsinthereactordeterminedinpartaandb?

    AreversiblefirstorderexothermicreactionA=Rtakesplaceinacontinuousflowstirredtankreactor
    (CSTR).Therateis
    RR=k1CAk2CR(mol/Lmin)
    with

    k1 e17.2 e11,600/ RT (min 1 );

    k2 e 41.9 e 29,600/ RT (min 1 )

    whereactivationenergiesarein(cal/mol).HenceR=1.987(cal/molK).
    ThefeedisatCAo=5(mol/L)andTo=300K.Wewanttomaximizetheproductionrateof
    RfromaV=2000(L)CSTRwhenthereactoroperatesat70%conversionofA.
    a)
    b)
    c)
    d)

    3.

    AtwhattemperatureshouldtheCSTRoperateforoptimalperformance?
    WhatisthereactionrateattheseoptimalconditionsandwhatistheproductionrateofR?
    Whataretheheatingorcoolingrequirementsforthisreactor?( Cp 1, 000 (cal / L C).)
    Youwouldliketooperateaplugflowreactor(PFR)adiabaticallyforthisreactionandgetthe
    exitconversionof70%.SketchonaxAvsTdiagramwhatsuchadiabaticoperationwouldlook
    like.Describeclearlyinwhatrangeoftemperaturewouldyousearchforanoptimumfeed
    temperatureforyourPFR..Documentyouranswer.
    [Note:Thekineticparametersfortheabovereactionarealmostidenticaltotheonesforthe
    reactionforwhichtheenclosedchartfromyourbookisappended.Youcanusethecharttoget
    youranswers].

    Anirreversibleliquidphasedimerizationisconductedunderpressure.Thestoichiometryis:
    1

    2A=D
    andthesecondorderrateofdisappearanceofAisgivenby

    RA 2.7 x 108 e 25, 000/ RT CA2 mol / L swhereR=1.987(cal/molK).Theheatofthisexothermic

    reactioniswrittenas Hr 10,000 cal / mol andtheliquidheatcapacityis Cp 500 (cal / L K) .The


    feedratetobeprocessedisQ=1.3(L/s)andthefeedconcentrationisCAo=16(mol/L).
    Wewouldliketooperateacontinuousflowstirredtankreactor(CSTR)adiabaticallyataconversionof
    xA=0.9.
    a)
    b)
    c)
    4.

    Ifthefeedispreheatedto39C(312K)findtheneededoperatingadiabatictemperatureforthe
    reactor.
    Findtherequiredreactorvolumeneededtoprocesstheabovefeedtothedesiredconversion.
    WhatistheproductionrateofD?
    Isyouroperatingconditionabovetheonlypossiblesteadystateinthereactorofthe
    sizedeterminedinpartb?Explainclearlyhowyouwouldcheckandsketchyouranswer.

    ThedesiredproductRisproducedbytheautocatalyticliquidphasereactionofreactantA
    A+R=R+R
    withtherateofproductionofRgivenby:
    RR=k1CACR(mol/Lmin)
    InparallelacompetitivereactionoccursresultinginunwantedproductW:
    2A=W
    withtherateofproductionofWgivenby:
    RW=k2CA2(mol/Lmin).
    ThefeedisavailableatCAo=1(mol/L)CWo=CRo=0andweneedtoprocess
    Q=10,000(L/min)ofthefeed.AttheselectedtemperatureforisothermaloperationofT=60Cthe
    rateconstantsarek1=1(L/molmin)andk2=0.5(L/molmin).Wearetoldtolimitourreactorsizesto
    V=100,000(L)ifchoosingaCSTR,andto1000(L)ifselectingaPFR,sinceforlargersizesthan
    thosethecapitalcostsareprohibitive.
    a)
    b)
    c)

    YourgoalistomaximizetheoverallselectivityCR/CW!Whatreactortype(contactingflow
    pattern)wouldyouchoose?Explainyourreasoning.
    Whatreactorsizewouldyouneedandwhatisyouroverallselectivity,conversionofAand
    productionrateofR?
    Ifyouknowthattheactivationenergyforthefirst(desired)reactionis
    E1=20,000cal/molandtheactivationenergyfortheundesiredreactionis
    E2=40,000cal/mol,andyoucanoperateisothermallyatanytemperatureintherangefrom40C
    to80C,whichtemperatureofoperationwouldyoupickifyourmaingoalis:i)tofurther
    2

    increasetheoverallselectivity,ii)toincreasetheproductionrateofR.Explainanddocument
    youranswerfully.

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