OBJECTIVES

1) To determine the effect of step changes to the concentration.

RESULT
FT : 150 mol/min
Time (min)
0
3
6
9
12
15
18
21
24
27
30
33
36
39
42
45
48
51
54
57
60
63
66
69
72
75
78
81
84
87
90
93
96

TT1 : 29.2 C
QT1 (ms)
7.02
11.50
18.10
20.00
26.50
28.80
30.20
31.60
32.30
32.30
32.80
32.80
32.60
32.80
33.00
33.20
33.70
33.90
33.60
33.70
33.60
33.70
33.60
33.60
33.60
33.50
33.60
33.40
33.50
33.60
33.30
33.50
33.10

TT2 : 29.9C
QT2 (ms)
1.27
4.02
6.31
11.33
15.70
17.80
22.70
25.30
27.50
29.00
30.40
31.30
32.30
32.50
32.60
33.00
33.20
33.70
33.10
33.40
33.70
33.30
33.30
33.50
33.50
33.60
33.60
33.20
33.90
33.90
33.50
33.90
33.90

TT3: -32768.0C
QT3 (ms)
0.17
1.00
1.90
2.95
6.04
9.10
12.10
14.90
17.63
21.90
24.00
26.10
27.20
29.10
30.30
31.20
31.90
32.50
33.10
33.60
33.10
33.20
32.80
33.20
33.00
33.30
33.10
33.30
33.80
33.80
33.50
33.60
33.50

40
35
30
25

Conductivity ,Q (ms) 20
15
10
5
0
0

20

40

60

80

Time (min)
Reactor 1

Reactor 2

Reactor 3

. Figure 6.1 : Conductivity change in time for each reactor in pulse change

100

120

SAMPLE CALCULATION

Vi = FA0 (XAi XAi-1)/(-rA)i

Where Vi = volume of reactor i
FAi = molar flow rate of A into the first reactor
XAi = fractional conversion of A in the reactor i
XAi+1 = fractional conversion of A in the reactor i-1
For the first reaction, -rA = kCA1 = kCA0(1-XAi)
v= volumetric flow rate of A = 150mL/min = 0.150 liter/min
For first reactor , V= 20L
(-rA) = kCA1 = kCA1 = kCA0(1-XAi)

C A 0=

FA 0
v

XAi+1 = XA0 = 0
Therefore,
Tank 1
Vi = FA0 (XAi XAi-1) / (-rA)i
20 = 0.150 (XA1-0) / 0.158(1-XA1)
XA1 = 0.955
Tank 2
Vi = FA0 (XAi XAi-1) / (-rA)i
20 = 0.150 (XA2-0.955) / 0.158(1-XA2)

XA2 = 0.998
Tank 3
Vi = FA0 (XAi XAi-1) / (-rA)i
20 = 0.150 (XA3-0.998) / 0.158(1-XA3)
XA3 = 1.00