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Continuous Stirred Tank Reactors (CSTRS) : Mole Balance On Component A
Continuous Stirred Tank Reactors (CSTRS) : Mole Balance On Component A
Continuous Stirred Tank Reactors (CSTRS) : Mole Balance On Component A
Green Lecture 5: Continuous Stirred Tank Reactors (CSTRs) This lecture covers: Reactions in a perfectly stirred tank. Steady State CSTR.
Figure 2. A batch reactor. Figure 1. A plug flow reactor, and continuous stirred tank reactor.
V=
FAo FA rA
FA = FAo X A FAo
In terms of conversion, XA? What volume do you need for a certain amount of conversion?
V=
FAo X A rA
where rA is evaluated at the reactor concentration. This is the same as the exit concentration because the system is well mixed. For a liquid phase with constant P: FAo = C Ao v0 (v0 =volumetric flow rate)
C Ao X A rA
C A = C Ao (1 X A )
rA = kC Ao (1 X A )
XA =
1 k
k 1+ k
We can now define a Damkhler number reaction rate rAoV , rAo is the reaction rate law at the feed conditions Da = = flow FAo
Da = k
XA =
therefore: As Da, XA1 As Da, XA0 (molecule probably leaves before it can react) For a liquid at constant pressure with 2nd order kinetics:
Da 1 + Da
rA = kC A2 = kC Ao 2 (1 X A )
2
C Ao X A C Ao X A XA = = 2 2 rA kC Ao (1 X A ) kC Ao 2 (1 X A )
XA =
(1 + 2 kC Ao )
1 + 4 kC Ao
2 kC Ao
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10.37 Chemical and Biological Reaction Engineering, Spring 2007 Prof. William H. Green
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Da =
kC Ao 2 V = kC Ao C Ao vo
XA =
(1 + 2 Da )
1 + 4 Da
How long does it take for a CSTR to reach steady state? In-Out+Production=Accumulation
2 Da
FAo FA + rAV =
dN A dt
C Ao C A + rA =
= CA C A C Ao
non-dimensionalize
dC A dt
t t =
kC C = C Ao dC A C Ao C Ao C A Ao A dt
Da P dC A =1 + 1 + k C A dt dC A =1 + (1 + Da ) C A dt
= 0, t = 0 C A
we have the solution:
= C A
In nondimensional terms, it exponentially approaches a new steady state with a characteristic time
1 1 e (1+ Da )t 1 + Da
)
.
1 + Da
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C A
1 1 + Da
1 1 + Da
The time at which of the steady state concentration of CA is achieved is the half time:
ln(2) 1 + Da
CSTRs in Series
(Liquid and at constant pressure) CA0
Da1
Da2
CA2
Figure 4. Two tanks in series. The output of the first tank is the input of the second tank.
C A1 =
C A2 =
C A0 1 + Da1
C A0 (1 + Da1 )(1 + Da2 )
C An =
(1 + Da )
C A0
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