Chemical Reaction Engineering

Steady-State Non-isothermal Reactor Design

Dr.-Eng. Zayed Al-Hamamre

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 Multiple Steady States

 Nonisothermal Multiple Chemical Reactions

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Multiple Steady States

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Multiple Steady States

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Multiple Steady States

 As the entering temperature's increased, the

steady-state temperature increases along the
bottom line until

 Any fraction of a degree increase in temperature

beyond To5, and the steady-state reactor
temperature will jump up to To11,
 The temperature at which this jump occurs is
called the ignition temperature.
 Similar behavior upon cooling could occur and To2 is called extension temperature
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Nonisothermal Multiple Chemical Reactions

For a PFR
 The energy balance for a single reaction taking place in a PFR

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Nonisothermal Multiple Chemical Reactions

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