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    This document discusses problems involving the analysis of residence time distribution (RTD) data from chemical reactor experiments. It provides: 1) Instructions and calculations to determine the mean residence time and plot the exit age distribution curve using concentration data from a closed vessel reactor. 2) Instructions and calculations to determine the fraction of material spending a certain time in the reactor, plot concentration and exit age distribution curves, and calculate mean residence time using concentration data over time from another reactor experiment. 3) Calculations to determine the mean residence time and variance for the reactor characterized in problem 2. 4) An additional problem providing concentration data over time and instructions to determine the exit age distribution function and mean/variance.

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    This document discusses problems involving the analysis of residence time distribution (RTD) data from chemical reactor experiments. It provides: 1) Instructions and calculations to determine the mean residence time and plot the exit age distribution curve using concentration data from a closed vessel reactor. 2) Instructions and calculations to determine the fraction of material spending a certain time in the reactor, plot concentration and exit age distribution curves, and calculate mean residence time using concentration data over time from another reactor experiment. 3) Calculations to determine the mean residence time and variance for the reactor characterized in problem 2. 4) An additional problem providing concentration data over time and instructions to determine the exit age distribution function and mean/variance.

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    This document discusses problems involving the analysis of residence time distribution (RTD) data from chemical reactor experiments. It provides: 1) Instructions and calculations to determine the mean residence time and plot the exit age distribution curve using concentration data from a closed vessel reactor. 2) Instructions and calculations to determine the fraction of material spending a certain time in the reactor, plot concentration and exit age distribution curves, and calculate mean residence time using concentration data over time from another reactor experiment. 3) Calculations to determine the mean residence time and variance for the reactor characterized in problem 2. 4) An additional problem providing concentration data over time and instructions to determine the exit age distribution function and mean/variance.

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    Acre RTD Problems

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    This document discusses problems involving the analysis of residence time distribution (RTD) data from chemical reactor experiments. It provides: 1) Instructions and calculations to determine the mean residence time and plot the exit age distribution curve using concentration data from a closed vessel reactor. 2) Instructions and calculations to determine the fraction of material spending a certain time in the reactor, plot concentration and exit age distribution curves, and calculate mean residence time using concentration data over time from another reactor experiment. 3) Calculations to determine the mean residence time and variance for the reactor characterized in problem 2. 4) An additional problem providing concentration data over time and instructions to determine the exit age distribution function and mean/variance.

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    ACRE RTD Problems

    12/11/2017 Dr. Geetha Devi 1


    Problem I: The concentration readings in Table1 represent a continuous
    response to a pulse input into a closed vessel which is to be used as a
    chemical reactor. Calculate
    (i) the mean residence time of fluid in the vessel t
    (ii) and tabulate and plot the exit age distribution E.
    (iii) Find the fraction of material leaving between 25 minutes and 30 minutes.

    12/11/2017 Dr. Geetha Devi 2


    • The mean residence time,

    12/11/2017 Dr. Geetha Devi 3


    Figure: E curve

    12/11/2017 Dr. Geetha Devi 4


    Problem 2: A sample of the tracer hytane at 320 K was injected as a pulse to
    a reactor, and the effluent concentration was measured as a function of
    time, resulting in the data shown in Table 2.
    t 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14

    C 0 1 5 8 10 8 6 4 3 2.2 1.5 0.6 0

    The measurements represent the exact concentrations at the times listed


    and not average values between the various sampling tests.(a) Construct
    figures showing C(t) and E(t) as functions of time.(b)Determine the fraction
    of material leaving that has spent between 7.75 and 8.25 min in the
    reactor, and (c) determine the fraction of material leaving the reactor that
    has spent 3 min or less in the reactor.

    12/11/2017 Dr. Geetha Devi 5


    • By plotting C as a function of time, using the data in Table E13-1.1, the
    curve shown in Figure 1 is obtained.

    The C curve
    To obtain the E(t) curve from the C(t) curve divide C(t) by the integral
    which is just the area under the C curve, Area under the curve = 50 g min/m3

    12/11/2017 Dr. Geetha Devi 6


    .

    The shaded area represents the fraction of material leaving the reactor that has
    resided in the reactor between 7.75 and 8.25 min. = 0.03 g. min/m3
    Finally, we shall consider the fraction of material that has been in the reactor for a time t or
    less, that is, the fraction that has spent between 0 and t minutes in the reactor. Calculating
    the area under the curve, we see that 20% of the material has spent 3 min or less in the
    reactor.

    12/11/2017 Dr. Geetha Devi 7


    Problem – 3: Calculate the mean residence time and the variance for the
    reactor characterized in problem 2 by the RTD obtained from a
    pule input at 320 K.

    The area under the curve of a plot of tE(t) as a function of t will yield tm
    variance

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    Calculating the mean residence time
    Plotting tE(t) versus t area under the curve is 5.15 min.
    plot of (t-tm) 2 E(t) as a function of t
    Variance : The area under the curve(s) is 6.11 min2.

    12/11/2017 Dr. Geetha Devi 9


    Problem – 4 The response of a bio filter to a tracer test is given in table
    1. Find the E function and hence determine the mean and variance of
    the distribution
    Table 1

    T (min) 1 2 4 6 8 9 10
    C (mg/L) 19 16 13 9 5 1 0

    12/11/2017 Dr. Geetha Devi 10

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