Chapter 6: Design for Single

Reactions
CPMonterola
Batch Reactor vs PFR
• Equal Residence Time for the same conversion
and condition.
• Batch reactor needs to shutdown more often.
PFR vs CSTR
PFR vs CSTR
PFR vs CSTR
PFR vs CSTR

“For any particular duty and for all

positive reaction orders the mixed
reactor is always larger than the plug flow
reactor. The ratio of volumes increases
with reaction order.”
PFR in series
“N plug flow reactors in series with a total volume
V gives the same conversion as a single plug flow
reactor of volume V.”
PFR in Series
“N plug flow reactors in series with a total volume V gives
the same conversion as a single plug flow reactor of
volume V.”
PFR in Parallel
• For the optimum hook up of plug flow reactors connected in parallel
or in any parallel-series combination, we can treat the whole system
as a single plug flow reactor of volume equal to the total volume of
the individual units if the feed is distributed in such a manner that
fluid streams that meet have the same composition.
• Thus, for reactors in parallel V/F or T must be the
same for each parallel line of reactors. Any other
way of feeding is less efficient.
Problem 6.1 Levenspiel
Problem 6.1 Levenspiel
Problem 8.3 Levenspiel
Problem 8.3 Levenspiel
Problem 6.5 Levenspiel
Problem 6.5 Levenspiel
Problem 6.7 Levenspiel
Problem 6.13 Levenspiel
Problem 6.13 Levenspiel
Problem 6.15 Levenspiel
Problem 6.15 Levenspiel
Recycle Ratio, R
Problem 6.9 Levenspiel
Problem 6.21 Levenspiel