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Chapter 2: Conversion and Reactor Sizing

Numerical Evaulation of an Integral
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Consider the liquid phase reaction

which is to take place in a PFR. The following data was obtained in a batch reactor.

X 0 0.4 0.8

-rA(mol/dm3.s) 0.01 0.008 0.002

If the molar feed of A to the PFR is 2 mol/s, what PFR volume is necessary to achieve 80% conversion under
identical conditions as those under which the batch data was obtained?

(1) What is the PFR design equation and how should the data be plotted?

dFA
(a) = rA V
dt

X
FA0 dX
(b) V = ∫
0
−rA

X FA0 dX
(c) V = ∫
0
rA

(2) How can you evaluate the design equation?

(a) −rA as a function of X

1
(b) as a function of X
−rA

X
(c) as a function of X
−rA

(3) What is the Simpson's three-point formula for numbered integration?

Full Solution

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Hint 1

FA0 = 2 mol/s, fed to a plug flow reactor

X 1 X FA0
(a) PFR ∴ V = FA0 ∫
0
dX = ∫
0
dX
−rA −rA

(b) Thus, one needs (1/-rA) as a function of X

Back to Problem

Part (c)

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You can either take the area under the curve and multiply by FA0 or you can use one of the formulas in Appendix
A.4.

X 1 ΔX 1 4 1
V = FA ∫ dX = [ + + ]
0 0
−rA 3 −rA (X = 0) −rA (X = 0.4) −rA (X = 0.8)

Back to Problem

Solution

FA0 = 2 mol/s, fed to a plug flow reactor

Thus, one needs (1/-rA) as a function of X

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You can either take the area under the curve and multiply by FA0 or you can use one of the formulas in Appendix
A.4.

For Simpson's three point formula we have:

To reach 80% conversion, your PFR must be 293.3 dm3.

Back to Chapter 2

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