INSTRUCTION DIVISION

FIRST SEMESTER 2018-2019

Course Handout Part II
01/08/2018
In addition to part-I (General Handout for all courses appended to the time table) this portion gives further
specific details regarding the course.

Course No. : CHE F 311

Course Title : Kinetics and Reactor Design
Instructor-in-Charge : Dr. Srikanta Dinda

Scope and Objective of the Course:

This course is an introduction to the chemical reaction kinetics, design and performance of various types of chemical
reactors for chemically reacting systems which yield industrially important products. The emphasis in this course
will be to understand the fundamentals of kinetics of homogeneous reactions, design and analysis of ideal reactors;
and non-ideal flow.
Learning outcomes:
After studying this course, students will be able to
 Have the knowledge on what kind of reactor is suitable/best choice for what situation.
 Student will be able to analyze the kinetic related data to find the size of reactor for a specific reaction

Textbooks:
1. Scott Fogler, H. Scott “Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering”, Pearson Edu, 4 th Ed, 2006.
2. Octave Levenspiel, Chemical Reaction Engineering. 3 rd Ed

Reference books
1. Fromment G.F. and Bischoff K.B., Chemical Reactor Analysis and Design, John Wiley 1994.
2. Schmidt Lanny D., “The Engineering of Chemical Reactions”, Oxford University Press, 2 nd Ed., 2005.

Course Plan:
Lecture Chapter in the
Learning objectives Topics to be covered
No. Text Book
L1-L3 Introduction Scope and objectives of the course, TB -1 Chapter-1
methodology, concept of mole balances
L4-L8 Conversion and Different types of reactors, Reactors in TB -1 Chapter-2
Reactor Sizing Series, Space time &Space Velocity TB -2 Chapter-1
L8-L12 Rate Laws and Basic Definitions, Stoichiometry, Batch TB -1 Chapter-3
Stoichiometry Systems, Flow Systems
L13-L20 Isothermal Reactor Design Structure of Isothermal Reactors, TB -1 Chaper-4
Design e.g., Design of CSTR and PFR
Pressure Drop in Reactors
 L-21-L26 Collection Analysis of Batch reactor Data: Differential, Integral TB -1 Chaper-5
Data Methods, Differential Reactors,
Regression Experimental Planning
L-24-L30 Multiple reactions Reactions of various orders TB -1 Chapter-6
Maximizing products in Parallel reactors
Complex reactions
L31-33 Non-isothermal reactor Energy balance, Adiabatic operations TB -1 Chapter-8
Design CSTR with Heat effects- Multiple steady &9
states.
L34-L39 Solid catalyzed Pore diffusion factors, Catalyst deactivation TB -1 Chapter-10
reactions 11 & 12
L40-L42 Basics of non-ideal Non ideal behavior TB -1 Chapter-13
reactor

Evaluation Scheme:
Weightage Nature of
Component Duration Date & Time
(%) Component
Mid sem test 1hr 25 % 11/10, 11.00 -- 12.30 PM CB

Assignments/test (min. 15 % to be announce in the class OB

2)
Quizzes (min.3) 15 % to be announce in the class CB

Comprehensive Exam. 3hr 45 % 08/12 AN 30 % CB

15 % OB(min.)

Closed Book Test: No reference material of any kind will be permitted inside the exam hall.

Open Book Exam: Use of any printed / written reference material (books and notebooks) will be permitted inside the
exam hall. Computers/mobile of any kind will not be allowed inside the exam hall. Use of calculators will be allowed in
all exams. No exchange of any material will be allowed.

Chamber Consultation Hour: To be announce in the class.

Notices: All notices concerning this course will be display on the Notice Board of Chemical Engineering or CMS

Make-up Policy: Make-up for the mid test and compre may be granted only with prior permission and valid justification
from the Instructor-in-charge. No makeup for the quiz/assignments/test will be granted.

INSTRUCTOR-IN-CHARGE
Dr. Srikanta Dinda